An international integrity award has been given to Kwesi Ackon, a 37-year-old Ghanaian taxi driver who gained notoriety earlier this year after returning a suspicious GHC8,400.00 left in his vehicle.
According to JoyNews, the young man was presented with an integrity award at the Global 28 COE (Credentials of Entrepreneurship) Awards night in Accra during the weekend.
Ackon is reported to have declared his intention to be an ambassador of integrity to educate the youths on why they must uphold the virtue. In his view, such a campaign will go a long way to address social vices and corruption among the youth.

When he decided not to spend the sizable sum of money allegedly left in his car by a fishmonger who had used his services, he made headlines in May of this year. Instead, he gave it back, which astonished many people but also offered them hope that there are still good individuals out there among all the nasty ones.

Many important people, including Vice President Bawumia, who gave Ackon a present of GHC 20,000, were impressed by him.

Along with the vice president, it was also claimed that veteran player Asamoah Gyan gave Ackon GHC 10,000. He reportedly also received GHC 5,000.00 from Kidi, a well-known teenage artist.

Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, the founder of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach, promised to assist Ackon financially, including by purchasing a new car for him, as if all of those positive changes weren’t enough.

“I want to say that I am happy to support him in a way. If he is going to buy a new car, whatever he gets now we can help him the difference to get a good car. This is a moral story; these are things we need for Ghana. This is not somebody who wants to hash at the back of somebody’s expense and so I am happy to support him. I will support him financially,” the man of God said.