Speaking on Okay FM, Vim Lady argued that the current system fails to promote transparency and accountability. She insisted that Ghanaians should have the right to know the specifics of the assets declared by government officials.
“The asset declaration President Mahama did is useless; even Domelevo has said that. How can you declare it without making it public for Ghanaians to know the details?” she questioned.
Her comments align with former Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo’s call for making asset declarations public.
Both believe that secrecy surrounding such declarations undermines efforts to ensure public officials are held accountable.
Vim Lady also cited practices in the United States, where citizens have access to asset declaration records, allowing for proper monitoring of public officials’ wealth.
She stressed that Ghana should adopt a similar system to foster transparency.
She further accused the country’s two major political parties — the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) — of resisting changes to the law because it benefits them.
President Mahama’s signing of his asset declaration documents on February 18, 2025, and his directive for government appointees to follow suit by March 31, 2025, has sparked widespread debate.
He warned that failure to comply with this directive would lead to punitive measures.