Former Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo is calling for a bold shift in how Ghana handles asset declarations by public officials.
Speaking at the Constitution Review Committee's stakeholder engagement on anti-corruption in Accra on Monday, April 14, 2025, Domelevo pushed for a constitutional amendment that would relieve the Auditor-General's office of the duty to manage these declarations. "When I assumed office, my first question was: what if a court orders the opening of a sealed declaration and finds newspaper clippings inside? "How would I prove I didn't insert them?" he questioned, highlighting the serious flaws in the current system.
According to Domelevo, the very nature of a declaration implies visibility - someone must actually see what is being declared for the process to be meaningful.
He argued that the current paper-based system, which keeps these declarations sealed and largely unchecked, does little to prevent corruption. "Declaration to someone implies that the person must see what is being declared.
