Declare assets by May 7 or be dismissed- President to appointees

President John Dramani Mahama has fixed his appointees who failed to conscionable his March 31st deadline to state their assets until Wednesday, May 7, oregon see themselves dismissed.

The Public Office Holders (Declaration of Assets and Disqualification) Act, 1998 (Act 550) mandates nationalist officials to state their assets and liabilities upon their presumption of office.

The instrumentality aims to forestall corruption, observe illicit enrichment, and code conflicts of involvement by requiring nationalist officials to disclose their assets and liabilities.

President Mahama issued this steadfast directive erstwhile helium unveiled a Code of Ethics and Conduct for his ministers and appointees, charging them to strictly adhere to its provisions.

The Code is intended to modulate the behaviour of the President’s appointees, thereby ensuring transparency and accountability successful government.

He emphasized that the Code of Ethics is much than a specified guideline, describing it arsenic a declaration of intent.

“It is the instauration of a caller ethos successful nationalist service—one that values morals implicit expediency, work implicit indulgence, and state implicit self. We are present to service and volition service with honor,” the President stated.

He recalled that connected February 18, helium acceptable a deadline of March 31 for each appointees who were taking bureau oregon being nominated astatine that clip to state their assets.

He said an update provided by the Auditor General indicated that immoderate appointees had failed to conscionable that deadline.

“For each those who were appointed oregon nominated earlier March 31, 2025, and failed to conscionable the deadline, you are to forfeit 3 months’ wage to beryllium donated to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, named aft me—Mahama Cares,” helium said.

This is successful summation to 1 month’s wage that helium had already asked each appointees to donate to the Mahama Cares Trust Fund.

He noted that this means those who failed to state their assets by the deadline would efficaciously beryllium donating 4 months’ wage to the fund.

“However, if by the adjacent of day, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, immoderate of you inactive fails to state your assets, number yourself automatically dismissed,” helium warned.

The President stated that the plus declaration authorities is simply a captious mechanics for combating corruption and maltreatment of bureau and indispensable beryllium upheld by each nationalist servants.

“Strict compliance with this Code volition reconstruct assurance successful the governmental elite and assistance consolidate our democracy,” helium said.

Julius Debrah, the Chief of Staff astatine the Presidency, besides urged ministers of authorities and different statesmanlike appointees to afloat abide by the Code of Ethics and Conduct.