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Former Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has taken a hard stance against the widespread non-compliance with asset declaration laws among public officials, particularly within the judiciary.
Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, February 18, Domelevo accused state officials of consistently abusing public funds while evading accountability.
“We are not suspicious of them (public officials), but they have proven time and again that they have been stealing public funds. That’s the part where the evidence abounds,” he asserted.
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Domelevo pointed to the Auditor-General’s reports as clear proof of corruption, arguing that many public officials amass unexplained wealth within just a few years in office.
“Look at the Auditor-General’s report. You see that people holding public funds have been misappropriating or using the money for their benefit. Many of them have been in office for just four years, a maximum of eight years, but see how filthy rich they are.
“They are terribly rich. And if you look at their salaries, I used to tell some of the MPs that as auditor-general, my salary is bigger than yours, but you seem to be 100 times richer than me. How did you make it?” he questioned.
Domelevo revealed shocking levels of non-compliance within the judiciary, stating that even top judges—including former Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah—failed to declare their assets.
“When we started, it was clear that even the judiciary, which we thought should be at the forefront of law enforcement, didn’t declare,” he disclosed.
“In fact, including Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, the former Chief Justice, justices of the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court—several of them were not declaring.”
He criticised the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for failing to take action, describing its response as a disappointment.
“When people petitioned CHRAJ, I was completely disappointed when it just said that, well, there are no punishments prescribed in any law for them or that Act 550 does not prescribe any punishment. So go and sin no more.”
Domelevo questioned why public officials are allowed to assume office without fulfilling constitutional obligations.
“If the Constitution says you should do something before assuming office, and you didn’t do it, you are occupying the office unconstitutionally,” he argued.
He compared the situation to presidential inaugurations, stressing that failure to declare assets should be treated as seriously as skipping the swearing-in process.
“For instance, could President Mahama just wake up on January 7, 2025, and say, ‘I’ve been voted for as president, so I’m going to start as president. I don’t want swearing in. No, it cannot happen.
“But how come we judiciously comply with those requirements, even including the swearing-in of ministers, but then asset declaration, which is supposed to be done by the same Constitution, is neglected?”
Domelevo’s revelations add to growing concerns over corruption and lack of accountability in Ghana’s public sector, reigniting calls for stricter enforcement of asset declaration laws.
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