The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission, Professor Stephen Adei has said that hypocrisy is the main reason the country is unable to fight corruption.

He was utterly disappointed that key individuals who are supposed to uphold the law are the ones who are breaking it.

Speaking on Accra based Joy Fm, he said the country does not need everybody but a few committed leaders willing to dedicate their lives to stand against corruption.

“It is amazing when the watch dog or the keepers themselves come out themselves to be probably among the most corrupt. So, what is really needed is a few committed people who will dedicate their lives to say that not only would we as individuals not engage into corruption but we will not allow other people to get away with corruption.

His comment comes on the back of a recent documentary by freelance journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, which captured the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) allegedly engaged in corrupt practices.

The ‘Contract For Sale’ documentary featured the PPA boss allegedly selling government contracts through his own private company, Talent Discovery Limited (TDL).

The President Akufo-Addo last Thursday, suspended the PPA Boss Adjenim Boateng Adjei from office with immediate effect.

A press release from the Presidency Thursday afternoon said: “President Akufo-Addo has, subsequently, referred the allegations involving conflict of interest to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), and those relating to potential acts of corruption to the Office of Special Prosecutor, for their prompt action.

The President has also notified the Chairperson of the Board of the PPA to ensure that Mr. AB Adjei hands over his office expeditiously to Mr. Frank Mante, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the PPA,” the statement further noted.

Meanwhile, the Auditor General Mr. Daniel Yaw Domelevo has said his outfit has begun a Procurement Audit of all public institutions including the Public Procurement Authority ( PPA).