A former Presidential Staffer and Local Government Coordinator, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has described Ghana's asset declaration regime as ineffective and outdated, calling for the law to either be scrapped or thoroughly reformed.
Speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile on May 10, 2025, Aboagye argued that the current process serves no real purpose in promoting transparency or accountability. "My view on asset declaration has always been that we should stop wasting our time discussing it.
It should just be scrapped, or we should rather spend the time advocating for the reform, because it's a complete waste of time," he indicated.
Aboagye added that he has personally declared his assets twice but described the exercise as flawed and meaningless. "As I sit here, I have declared my assets twice, and so what?
