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Public servants earning over GHc3,700 to declare assets

Delali Adogla-BessabyDelali Adogla-Bessa
February 27, 2018
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Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo

Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo

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Public Servants who earn GHc 3,727 and above as salaries, will be required to declare their assets, the Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo has said.

Explaining this on Point Blank on Eyewitness News, Mr. Domelovo made reference to Article 286 of the constitution, which defines who public officers are, and why they must declare their assets.

These public officers ranged from the President of the Republic to Ministers of State to Heads of Ministry or government department or equivalent office in the Civil Service.

Mr. Domelovo further noted that Act 550, which is the public office holders (declaration of assets and disqualification) Act, added to this list by defining public office to include police, prison officers, persons in government-owned companies and “any other public officer whose salary is equal to that of a director in the civil service or above.”

“So the GHc 3,727 [and above] I am talking about, I have picked the salary of the director in the Civil Service. That is the minimum salary of a director in the civil service,” he concluded.

Asset declaration not only for politicians

Mr. Domelovo stressed that education would be important to make people aware of the fact that declaration of assets was not meant for only politicians vying for office.

“I’m sure a lot of civil servants, education service staff and etc, when they hear about asset declaration, they all think it is politicians’ business… I need to draw Ghanaians and fellow public servants’ attention that once your salary is equal to GHc3.727, you fall within the net and you are supposed to declare your assets.”

Limitations of Auditor General

The Auditor-General cannot sanction any public officer for failing to declare their assets.

The Commissioner for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), or the Chief Justice, are the only entities that can take action against persons who fail to declare their assets upon a report from the Auditor General.

CHRAJ or the Chief Justice may take any action deemed appropriate following an investigation or admission of guilt.

It should also be noted that the Act 550, which requires the mandated public officer to submit a sealed envelope to the Auditor-General, also states that the Auditor-General has no right to open and check or verify the contents of the asset declaration form.

The constitution stipulates that only CHRAJ may open it up when there is a controversy in line with due process.

Properties to be declared

  • Lands, houses and buildings;
  • Farms;
  • Concessions;
  • Trust or family property in respect of which the officer has beneficial interest;
  • Vehicles, plant and machinery, fishing boats, trawlers, generating plants; business interests;
  • Securities and bank balances;
  • Bonds and treasury bills;
  • Jewellery of the value of ¢5 million or above; objects of art of the value of ¢5 million or
    above;
  • Life and other insurance policies;
  • Such other properties as are specified on the declaration for

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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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