GII Director demands dismissals for officials who snub asset declaration orders

The Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Awelana Addah, has powerfully criticized nationalist officials who person failed to state their assets, arsenic mandated by law.

Speaking during an interrogation connected JoyNews’ The Pulse connected Monday, May 5, she argued that tougher sanctions, including outright dismissals, should beryllium imposed connected those who disregard this ineligible requirement.

Addah’s comments travel successful the aftermath of the President’s caller actions to clasp nationalist officials accountable for failing to state their assets.

She emphasized the discretionary powerfulness the President holds to guarantee compliance, stating, “I deliberation it should person been outright dismissals for astir of them, due to the fact that the President has the discretionary powerfulness to bash so. But then, it is wrong his mandate to besides proffer different actions.”

She further underscored the value of the swift deadline acceptable for officials, saying, “Giving them little than 48 hours to guarantee that it is done is precise critical. And I deliberation that going forward, radical volition instrumentality this seriously.”

The GII Executive Director besides expressed disappointment that the assets had not been declared earlier the officials assumed office.

“What we would person wanted to spot is the declaration of assets earlier the presumption of office,” she remarked.

“And truthful for me, allowing them to state and them not doing truthful means they didn’t adjacent admit the Office of the President and the precise circumstantial orders helium had fixed them during the swearing-in.”

Addah praised the President’s determination to motorboat the caller codification of conduct, seeing it arsenic a important measurement toward maintaining integrity wrong nationalist office.

She noted, “This action, taken during the motorboat of the caller codification of conduct, sends a beardown connection that the President means business.”