Mahama's asset declaration deadline is about transparency, not harshness – Prof Ayamga-Adongo

The Acting Deputy CEO (Operations) of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Michael Ayamga-Adongo, has described President John Dramani Mahama’s steadfast stance connected plus declaration arsenic a indispensable determination to heighten transparency and combat corruption successful nationalist office.

According to him, the president’s directive is successful enactment with law principles and indispensable beryllium seen arsenic a proactive governance instrumentality alternatively than a punitive measure.

“Mahama giving a deadline to his appointees to state their assets is not being harsh but alternatively promoting transparency and preventing corruption,” Professor Ayamga stated.

Speaking connected JoyNews' AM Show connected May 6, 2025, and monitored by GhanaWeb, helium stated that the appointees should not hesitate to comply with basal accountability standards.

“You cognize what you lobbied for, truthful wherefore should it beryllium hard for you to state your assets?” helium asked.

Professor Ayamga-Adongo, however, said President Mahama’s deadline importantly tightens the timeline, signaling his administration’s committedness to restoring nationalist trust.

He described the determination arsenic timely, noting that corruption cannot beryllium addressed without organization discipline.

“Transparency doesn’t enactment erstwhile it’s optional. It indispensable beryllium enforced. If nationalist officials cognize they volition beryllium held accountable from time one, it changes however they operate,” helium said.

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