Former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo has urged the current Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, to take a bold step toward transparency by publishing a monthly list of public officials who have declared their assets.
“There is nothing wrong with the Auditor General updating us month by month on the assets of public officials. No law prohibits that.
“He is not going to disclose the content of what has been declared to him, but he should publish every month. That is going to be fantastic,” Domelevo said in an interview with Citi News.
Citing the Constitution’s requirement for public officials to declare their assets before taking office, Domelevo called on President Mahama to lead by example in addressing growing concerns of non-compliance.
“Given that the constitution says that the declaration should precede the taking of office, I will wish that the president takes a cue from the misbehaviour of his appointees,” he added.
His remarks come at a time when President John Dramani Mahama’s administration is facing scrutiny over widespread non-compliance with asset declaration laws.
An investigation by The Fourth Estate has revealed that 55 of his appointees failed to meet the March 31 deadline for declaring their assets and liabilities.
According to the report, 32 percent of newly appointed officials under Mahama have not adhered to this constitutional obligation.
This includes nine out of 55 ministers and deputy ministers, eight of the 32 presidential staffers, and 37 of the 84 heads of state institutions appointed between January 15 and March 18, 2025.
Notable names among the defaulters include Seth Terkper, Presidential Adviser on the Economy; Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, Special Envoy to the Alliance of Sahelian States; and Nathan Kofi Boakye, Director of Operations at the Presidency.
Others are Charles Kipo, Director of the National Investigations Bureau; Nana Yaa Jantuah, a presidential staffer; Ernest Brogya Gyamfi, Deputy Minister of Defence; Alhassan Suhuyini, Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways; Gizella Tetteh-Agbotui, Deputy Minister of Works and Housing; and John Dumelo, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture.
The list also includes Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority.
