President John Dramani Mahama has directed that all political appointees who failed to declare their assets by March 31, 2025 deadline must forfeit three months of their salaries. The forfeited funds will be donated to the “Mahama Cares Trust Fund,” a medical support fund created under his administration.
President Mahama made this announcement while unveiling a new code of conduct for public officials on Monday May 5, 2025. He emphasized the need for transparency and accountability in government, stating that asset declaration is a key tool in the fight against corruption.
“I gave a clear deadline, and some have not complied. Those who were appointed or nominated before March 31 and failed to meet the deadline will lose three months of their salaries. This is in addition to the one-month salary that all appointees have been asked to contribute to the Mahama Cares Fund.”
This means those who missed the deadline will contribute a total of four months’ salary to the fund.
President Mahama further warned, that any appointee who still fails to declare their assets by the close of day on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, will be automatically dismissed from office.
”However, if by close of day, Wednesday, 7th, May 2025, any of you still fails to declare your assets, Count yourself automatically dismissed” he added.
He called on Ghanaians to join in monitoring compliance with the new code of conduct to ensure accountability and transparency prevail.
“This is not just a code—it is a promise of a new way of doing public service,” President Mahama said. “We are here to serve, and we will serve with honour.”
The President also announced the creation of a public portal to report any suspected breaches, assuring that all reports would be treated confidentially and investigated fairly.
“I invite the citizens of Ghana to play a role in monitoring compliance of this code, a portal will be created for the public to Report Suspected breaches with guarantees of confidential, confidentiality and impartial investigation,” he said.
