President John Dramani Mahama has given his appointees up to the end of March this year to declare their assets or face sanctions.
President Mahama said he took asset declaration seriously and expects full compliance from his appointees and those who are enjoined by the 1992 Constitution to do so. "I have asked the chief of staff to send word to all my appointees to ensure that they declare their assets by the end of the first quarter of this year. "I wish to stress that any appointee who fails to meet this deadline will face severe sanctions, not excluding removal from office," he stated.
President Mahama gave this directive at the Presidency in Accra yesterday when he publicly presented his completed asset declaration forms to the Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu.
The presentation was in compliance with Article 286 of the 1992 Constitution and the Public Office Holders Declaration of Assets and Disqualification Act, (Act 550).
