No one ever resigns in Ghana; not even the person at the bottom of the ladder—so we will never have a top ranking official like the President ever resigning. At least, not while we are live.

In civilized societies, both public and private office holders resign when they find themselves in the middle of scandals, unwanted problems or when they have failed the people they are supposed to serve. But once again, this is not the case at our part of the world.

According to The Associated Press, Guatemalan President-Otto Perez Molina stepped down late Wednesday in the face of a major corruption scandal, his office announced.

Though the President has denied any wrongdoing, he is being investigated for bribery, fraud and illicit association. A judge on Wednesday granted a request from the attorney general for the president to appear in court for testimony.

“Perez Molina was stripped of presidential immunity on Wednesday, and could face jail time if found guilty. Former Vice President Roxana Baldetti, who resigned in May, has been detained and is awaiting trial. Several other officials in his government have already resigned.

Prosecutors, who were working jointly with the UN, alleged that Perez Molina and other government officials took bribes from companies in exchange for lower tariffs,” reports HuffingtonPost.

Otto Perez Molina was not running for presidency again—and his resignation comes days before the country’s presidential election.

In our part of the world, we lack the culture of resignation which position us as though we lack conscience—the driving force behind many resignations.