Per Ghana’s laws, all public office holders must submit a written declaration to the Auditor-General of all properties or assets possessed by them, as well as all liabilities payable to them directly or indirectly.
Act 550 of the Public Office Holders (Declaration of Assets and Disqualification) ACT 1998 stipulates the period in which this task must be carried out.
The declaration of assets shall be made by the public officer “before taking office, at the end of every four years, and at the end of the term of his office and shall in any event be submitted not later than 6 months of the occurrence of any of the events specified in this subsection.â€
The President, Vice-President, the Speaker, Deputy Speakers of Parliament, ministers and deputy ministers of state, ambassadors, the Chief Justice and managers of public institutions are all to declare their assets.
President Akufo-Addo after assuming office in 2017 directed that all his appointees declare their assets.
But reports by the Fourth Estate say not all the ministers complied with the directive.
This article will reveal the 18 out of over 120 ministers provided by the Fourth Estate who adhered to the constitutional provision in Article 268 (1) of the 1992 Constitution.
Dominic Nitiwul, the Minister of Defence declared his assets for the first term on March 20, 2017, and October 6, 2020. He again fulfilled this constitutional obligation on August 16, 2021 after his reappointment in 2021.
Owusu Afriyie Akoto is Minister of Food & Agriculture. He also declared his assets in his first term. This was done on January 23, 2017. He also declared his assets on March 26, 2021, three months after the end of his first term.
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto once again, on April 1, 2021, declared his assets for the second term.
The third minister is Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who is in charge of Sanitation and Water Resources.
Just like the Agric Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah declared her assets. The first was on March 15, 2017. Her second declaration was done on March 2, 2021. On March 12, she declared her assets after being reappointed.
On March 14, 2017, Ignatius Baffuor Awuah declared his asset. He did same on March 15, 2021, after serving as the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations.
In 2021, he also declared his asset on April 27, after his reappointment.
Alima Mahama: The Minister of Local Government & Rural Development declared her assets on March 14, 2017, and March 30, 2021.
Trade and Industry Minister, Alan K. Kyerematen, did his entry declaration on March 14, 2017, and exit on March 31, 2021.
He again declared his assets for his second term on March 31, 2021.
Gloria Afua Akufo, who served as Attorney-General & Minister of Justice declared her assets on February 21, 2017 and January 5, 2021, at the end of her tenure.
Anthony Akoto Osei, one-term minister for Monitoring and Evaluation declared his assets on March 14, 2017, and at the end of his term, which was on April 28, 2021.
Otiko Afisa Djaba is the former Gender, Children & Social Protection Minister. She declared her assets on September 14, 2017. She resigned later and declared her assets on May 23, 2018.
Ibrahim Mohammed Awal: He served as the Business Development Minister in 2017, and did declare his assets on March 14. On March 15, 2021, he did same after the end of his tenure.
He was later reappointed as Tourism Minister and on March 15, 2021, declared his assets.
Former Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour, declared his assets on February 2, 2017, and February 24, 2021, when he ended his tenure.
Joseph Cudjoe served as Deputy Minister of Energy and was responsible for Finance and Infrastructure. He declared his assets on June 15, 2017, as well as March 30, 2021.
On March 30 last year, he declared his assets after being appointed Minister for Public Enterprises.
Godfred Yeboah Dame, who is currently the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, declared his assets on July 20, 2017, when he served as a deputy. He did same when he exited on January 26, 2021.
Serving as the Attorney General, he declared his assets on May 25, 2021.
Yaw Osei Adutwum served as the Deputy Education Minister. On June 14, 2017, and February 8, 2021, he declared his assets.
He was appointed Education Minister in 2021 and on August 10, he declared his assets.
Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover once served as the Transport Minister. He declared his assets on September 7, 2017 and October 6, 2020.
Freda Prempeh was Ghana’s deputy Minister for Works & Housing during President Akufo-Addo’s first term.
She declared her assets on August 11, 2017, and on October 8, some months before the election, she declared her assets.
After being appointed deputy Minister of Gender, Children & Social Protection, she declared her assets. This was done on August 11, 2021.
Eugene Boakye Antwi declared his assets as the Deputy Minister of Works & Housing on September 27, 2017, and on September 28, 2020.
He also declared his assets as a Member of Parliament for Subin Constituency. On February 12, 2021, he declared them.
Elizabeth Agyemang declared her assets on March 9, 2017 and on March 9, 2020, when she served as the Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister.
Source:Â The Independent Ghana