President John Dramani Mahama and Kwesi Pratt Jnr
The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has praised President John Dramani Mahama for taking an unprecedented action against government appointees who failed to declare their assets by the March 31, 2025, deadline.
According to Pratt, this marks the first time in Ghana’s history that a sitting president has taken concrete steps to hold public officials accountable under the constitutional requirement for asset declaration.
“Declaration of assets is a constitutional obligation, but no sitting president in our history has taken concrete steps to punish appointees for failing to comply under the constitutional requirement for asset declaration until now,” he stated.
Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana, and monitored by GhanaWeb on May 7, 2025, Kwesi Pratt said with the final deadline here, all eyes are on President Mahama as the nation awaits his next course of action regarding those who have still not declared their assets.
Pratt added that how the president proceeds from this point will either reinforce or weaken public trust in the government’s commitment to accountability.
“The president has taken the first bold step. What happens next will determine whether this becomes a turning point or just a symbolic gesture to either reinforce or weaken public trust in the government’s commitment to accountability,” he said.
The asset declaration requirement is a constitutional rule that mandates public officials to declare their assets and liabilities upon assuming and leaving office.
While the law has existed for decades, enforcement has remained lax.
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