The Ghana Audit Service has asked public institutions to identify those eligible to declare their assets and liabilities to ensure they do the needful.
The Service says it would prepare a list of those who fail to comply after three months and submit to the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice and the Chief Justice for sanctions.
A circular has gone out to that effect to alert the officers whose monthly basic earnings are equivalent to that of the Director of the Civil Service and others.
The Assistant Public Relations Officer of the Service, Bernard Conduah, said this at a media sensitisation programme on; “Mobilising Support for an Effective Asset Declaration Regime in Ghana”.
It was organised by the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition with support from Strengthening Action Against Corruption-Ghana. Mr. Conduah explained that those who want to occupy public office, public office holders, or those performing specific functions for various public institutions are required to declare their assets before assuming office.
Personnel of the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Education Service, Ghana Health Service, Civil Service, and Ghana Revenue Authority are all eligible. Accountants, procurement officers, planning officers, budget officers, and internal auditors are included due to their roles that interface with funds and service provision.
Mr. Conduah noted that the Military is not part of public office for officers to declare their assets unless they are seconded to a civil position.
The PRO enumerated certain assets and liabilities that had to be declared to include cars, houses, farms, lands, bank accounts and loans, overdrafts, and jewellery. He said a form could be picked from the district, regional and head offices of the Audit Service, filled and returned for a receipt after it had been certified.
