Civil servants earning above GHC 3700 required to declare assets - Auditor-General

Public Servants who earn more than three thousand cedis in salaries will be required to declare their assets. 

The Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, dropped the hint at the 2018 Accountability Week celebrations. 

He said, the move is to check ill-gotten wealth of some public servants.  

Mr. Domelevo, said public office holders have a duty to comply with the law, explaining that the job of auditors is to ensure that the public purse is not abused.  

Though asset declaration is often associated with political appointees Mr Domelevo, however says it includes all public officers as defined by Act 550. 

The Auditor General is of the view that too many public servants are overpaid.  

Mr. Domelevo, reminded auditors to refrain from demanding or accepting bribes in the performance of their duties. 

He said auditors who fail to report infractions and irregularities will be made to face punitive actions as stated in Section 33 of Act 584.  

He warned officials of MMDAs who try to induce his officers with bribes to be ready to face the law when caught. 

Mr. Domelevo, said Ghana's poor performance in the 2017 Global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) which saw the country drop to its lowest since 2012, calls for renewed efforts in combating corruption.

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