Asset Declaration: Appointees Who Missed Deadline Will Forfeit 3 Months' Salary - Mahama
Accra, Ghana - 05 May, 2025 - President John Dramani Mahama has imposed penalties on government appointees who failed to declare their assets by the March 31, 2025 deadline, following an update from the Auditor General's office.
According to Mahama, the appointees will lose three months' salary, which will go to the Mahama Cares Trust Fund, in addition to a mandatory one-month salary donation previously announced for all appointees.
President Mahama emphasized that the asset declaration exercise is a critical component of his administration's commitment to transparency and accountability.
He warned that any appointee who fails to declare their assets by May 7, 2025, will face dismissal from their position.
“On 18th of February 2025, I set a deadline of 31st March for all appointees who are taking office or being nominated at the time to declare assets. An update provided by the Auditor General to my office indicates that some of you failed to meet that deadline.
“For all those who were appointed or nominated before 31st March 2025 and failed to meet the deadline, you are forfeiting three months of salary to be donated to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund named after me, Mahama Cares.
“In addition to one month’s salary that I have asked all appointees to donate to the Mahama Cares Trust Fund. So it means that those who omitted to declare their assets by the date, you are paying four months’ salary to Mahama Cares,” he said.7
Source: Lead News Online
