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CSOs go to Supreme Court over Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo’s forced leave

October 26, 2020
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CSOs go to Supreme Court over Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo’s forced leave

 

The undersigned Civil Society Organisations (‘CSOs’), represented by our lawyers, have, today, Monday, 26th October, 2020, filed a writ at the Supreme Court, challenging the June 29, 2020 directive of the President that has sent the Auditor-General, Mr. Daniel Domelevo, on involuntary leave since Wednesday, 1st July, 2020. The President has appointed Mr. Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, an officer of the Audit Service, to act as Auditor-General during the 167 working days that the Auditor-General is supposed to be away on forced leave.

It will be recalled that on 7th July, 2020, a coalition of CSOs called a press conference in response to the President’s action and issued an appeal to the President to rescind his directive to the Auditor-General. The coalition of CSOs, which included the undersigned organizations, expressed grave concern over the constitutional and governance implications of the President’s action.  Both the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) and the English-Speaking section of the African Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI-E) also implored the President to reconsider his decision. We indicated at the July 7 press conference that we would consider recourse to legal action to defend the Constitution and the independence of the Auditor-General should it become necessary.

We had hoped that the President would reconsider his decision in light of the deleterious effect of his action on public accountability and the fight against waste and corruption in the management of public finances.  Unfortunately, that has not happened. Instead, certain developments since the Auditor-General was forced to leave his office have only gone to worsen the situation, leaving us with no option but to seek the intervention of the courts.

It is our fervent hope that through this legal action we can safeguard the independence of the Office of the Auditor-General and all independent constitutional offices established under the Constitution of the 4th Republic so that they can discharge their lawful mandates effectively without fear or favour and, thereby, play their respective parts in our collective effort to build and strengthen the pillars of constitutionalism, checks and balances, and accountability in Ghana.

Signed

  1. Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)
  2. Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII)
  3. Citizen Ghana Movement
  4. Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP)
  5. Parliamentary Network Africa
  6. Penplusbytes
  7. Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
  8. SEND Ghana
  9. One Ghana Movement

 

nana ama

nana ama

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