Yaw Domelevo accuses government officials of stealing public funds

Former Auditor General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has alleged that some government officials refuses to declare their assets before assuming office in order to embezzle public funds, an allegation he claims has evidence to prove it.

Yaw Domelevo pointed out that many officials deliberately avoid declaring their assets upon assuming office, a requirement meant to ensure transparency and accountability. According to him, this reluctance is a clear indication of corrupt activities.

“We are not suspicious of them, they have proven time and again that they have been stealing the public funds, the evidence abounds.

“Look at the Auditor General’s report, you see that people holding public funds have been always  misappropriating or using the money for their benefits.”

“Put the Auditor General’s report aside many of them have been in office for just four years,  maximum of eight years, but see how filthy rich they are. They are terribly rich.” He stated.

He highlighted the alarming pattern of wealth accumulation among public officials, especially given their official earnings.

“I used to tell some of the MPs that as Auditor General, my salary is bigger than yours, but you seem to be 10, 20, 100 times richer than me. How did you make it?”

“The truth on the ground, not suspicion is that they have been stealing public funds. That is why we want to know how much you had before coming into office and how much you had on your exit. I’m not saying all of them, but there are some of them who clearly have been abusing their office.” He disclosed

Daniel Yaw Domelevo expressed deep concern over how even officials in the judicial arm of government, those who are supposed to be at the forefront of law enforcement refuse to declare their assets

“In fact, when we started, it was clear that even the judiciary which we thought should be at the forefront of law enforcement didn’t declare. Including the former Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah and the rest.  everal High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court judges, they were all not declaring.”

“When people complained or petitioned the Commission for Human Rights, I was completely disappointed when the Human Commission 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.”

“I thought that if the Constitution says you should do something before you can enter office or you can assume office and you didn’t do that before coming to office, you are occupying the office unconstitutionally,” Domelevo stressed.

Source: Elvisanokyenews.com