Former Auditor General, Dominic Yao Domelevo, has expressed concern over the recent swearing-in of ministers without a prior declaration of their assets.
On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, President John Dramani Mahama swore in six new ministers at the Jubilee House in Accra, urging them to declare their assets as part of their official duties.
However, Domelevo believes that the process of asset declaration should be done before ministers are sworn in.
In an interview with Joy FM on Thursday, January 23, he emphasized that requiring ministers to declare their assets and liabilities prior to taking office would foster transparency and build public trust in the government. "If I were the president, thankfully I am not the president, but I would have told them, after going through vetting and all of that, go and declare your assets and liabilities before I swear you in," Domelevo stated.
