By: Deborah Amewoyi
President John Dramani Mahama has issued a firm directive to government appointees who have failed to declare their assets since resumption in office.
Addressing a gathering of government appointees at launch of code of conduct yesterday, May 5 2025, the president indicated that appointees who fail to declare their assets by Wednesday May 7, 2025 will forfeit their appointments.
“If by close of day, Wednesday, 7th May 2025, any of you still fails to declare your assets, count yourself automatically dismissed because when it comes to protecting the integrity of this government, I will not compromise” he stressed.
The president again announced that all appointees who failed to declare their assets before the initial deadline, March 31st will forfeit three months of their salary which will be donated to the Ghana Medical trust fund. He elaborated that these appointees will have four months of their salaries donated to the fund.
This is as a result of President Mahama’s directive to all government appointees to compulsory donate one month of their salary to the Mahama care fund.
According to sources from 3news, the following high profile appointees would have to forfeit four months of their salaries for not adhering to the president’s directive.
- Nathan Kofi Boakye, Director of Operations at the Presidency
- Seth Emmanuel Terkper, Presidential Adviser on the Economy
- Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, Special Envoy to the Alliance of Sahelian States
- Nathan Kofi Boakye, Director of Operations at the Presidency
- Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, Special Envoy to the Alliance of Sahelian States.
Significantly, the president has announced that gifts and hampers received by government appointees with an estimated value exceeding GHï¿ 20,000 must be declared. Mahama cited the need to adhere to this directive during the unveiling of the new code of conduct for government appointees.
“We must now draw a clear line between appreciation and influence. Appointees are prohibited from accepting gifts or favors, especially from companies or individuals with interests in governmental decisions” he said. The president believes that accepting gifts exceeding the GHï¿ 20,000 amount can affect the integrity of appointees.
