Despite President John Mahama's public show of commitment to transparency and a clear directive, 55 appointees in his government have failed to declare their assets and liabilities by the March 31 deadline.
An investigation by The Fourth Estate has revealed that 32 percent of the president's newly appointed officials have not complied with this key constitutional requirement.
The defaulters include nine out of 55 ministers and deputy ministers, eight of the 32 presidential staffers, and 37 of the 84 heads of state institutions appointed between January 15 and March 18, 2025.
Some of the notable individuals who have not met the deadline include Seth Terkper, Presidential Adviser on the Economy; Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, Special Envoy to the Alliance of Sahelian States; Nathan Kofi Boakye, Director of Operations at the Presidency; Charles Kipo, Director of the National Investigations Bureau; Nana Yaa Jantuah, a presidential staffer; Ernest Brogya Gyamfi, Deputy Minister of Defence; Alhassan Suhuyini, Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways; Gizella Tetteh-Agbotui, Deputy Minister of Works and Housing; and John Dumelo, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture.
