See List of CEOs, Board Chairs Who ‘Failed’ to Declare Assets Despite Mahama’s Warning

Accra: President John Dramani Mahama had issued a directive to his appointees, requiring them to declare their assets by March 31, 2025, or face severe sanctions, including possible removal from office. This is in accordance with Article 286 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, which mandates public officeholders to submit Asset Declaration forms to the Auditor-General's Office upon assuming office. Despite this warning, a recent court document reveals non-compliance by some officials. According to Ghana Web, a prominent journalist, Wilberforce Asare, has taken legal action to address this issue. Asare, through his lawyer Eric Dawda, has filed a mandamus application at the Registry of the General Jurisdiction of the High Court. The application seeks orders directing the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate certain public officials, specifically the Chief Executive Officers of COCOBOD and the Minerals Commission, as well as some Board Chairmen of state corporations. In h is legal application, Asare invoked the supervisory powers of the Court against CHRAJ. He provided a Right to Information (RTI) response from the Auditor-General's Department, which highlighted the non-compliance. The response disclosed that twelve Board Chairmen and two Chief Executive Officers of state corporations failed to declare their assets before assuming their respective offices.