Former United Nations Senior Governance Advisor, Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has expressed support for President John Dramani Mahama’s recent move to sanction appointees who failed to comply with asset declaration regulations, describing it as a “good beginning” and a step in the right direction.
This follows the President’s directive against government appointees who missed the March 31 deadline for declaring their assets.
The President has ordered that the affected appointees forfeit three months of their salary and donate the amount to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund. He has also threatened to dismiss any appointee who fails to comply by May 6, 2025.
Speaking in an interview on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Monday, May 5, Prof Agyeman-Duah said he was “quite pleased” with the initiative, even though it did not entirely meet initial expectations.
“I’m happy that he’s taken this step. It might not be what we expected, especially since in his first announcement, he seemed to have said if you don’t do it by March, you’d be gone,” he remarked.
The professor further noted that the decision to withhold the salaries of non-compliant appointees is a firm and commendable approach.
“Punishing them with foregoing their salaries for two or three months—I think it’s a good beginning. So, I’m happy that the President has taken this tough stance,” he stated.
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