The Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to publically disclose the names of the individuals who talented him 2 vehicles.
According to the NPP legislator, the President’s disclosure would beforehand transparency, trust, and accountability, to guarantee that individuals who connection gifts to nationalist officials are not shielded from nationalist scrutiny.
Reacting to the President’s directive to his appointees regarding the declaration of gifts exceeding GH¢20,000.00, Kennedy Osei Nyarko stated connected Facebook that further measures should beryllium enactment successful spot to guarantee the names of individuals who connection specified gifts are made public.
“I don’t deliberation it’s capable for the President to inquire appointees to state immoderate gifts supra the worth of GH¢20,000.00.
“His directives should see the work of the names of those who presented the gifts. I volition impulse the President to show his committedness to his directives by publishing the names of those who presented to him the 2 (2) vehicles,” helium said connected Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
President John Dramani Mahama announced that each appointees nether his medication who person gifts oregon hampers worthy GH¢20,000.00 oregon much are required to state them.
He issued the directive connected Monday, May 5, 2025, during the authoritative motorboat of the Code of Conduct for Political Appointees.
“If a acquisition is received during an authoritative engagement and its estimated worth exceeds GH¢20,000.00, it indispensable beryllium declared. Upon leaving office, the acquisition indispensable beryllium surrendered unless expressly permitted by the President to clasp it,” helium stated.
He further added, “As for hampers and acquisition items, nary authorities funds, including internally generated funds, are to beryllium utilized to acquisition oregon administer hampers. The lone objection is humble gifts fixed to unit arsenic a reward for excellence oregon retirement.”
The President besides noted that for authorities institutions that administer hampers oregon gifts arsenic portion of their firm oregon commercialized policy, explicit support for the budgeted expenditure indispensable archetypal beryllium obtained from the Office of the Chief of Staff.
“All authoritative oregon unofficial question extracurricular Ghana indispensable person anterior support from the Chief of Staff’s office. After each authoritative trip, a study indispensable beryllium submitted, and immoderate imprest retired wrong 14 days of return,” helium added.
President Mahama besides issued a stern informing regarding the acquisition of authorities spot by authorities appointees.
“No governmental appointee nether this medication is permitted to acquisition authorities assets, whether land, vehicles, shares, oregon buildings, straight oregon indirectly. If you effort to bash truthful and are recovered out, your assignment volition beryllium terminated,” helium warned.
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