[ 2021-03-11 ]

Corruption is not fought alone or quietly – Domelevo
Former Auditor General, Daniel Domelevo has
expressed appreciation to civil society
organizations focused on fighting corruption in
Ghana, indicating that their support was very
helpful to him while he was in office.



He said their support ensured that the fight
against corruption was waged strongly.

Speaking at a thanksgiving ceremony to climax his
retirement at the Christ the King Catholic Church
in Accra, Mr. Domelevo said corruption in Ghana is
a “dangerous enemy” that cannot be dealt with
by one person.



“I must say thank you to the anti-corruption
CSOs or institutions fighting corruption [in
Ghana]. I am very grateful. If you fight
corruption alone, you won’t last. Corruption is
one dangerous enemy you can’t fight alone, and
you can’t fight quietly. If you fight corruption
quietly you will be finished in a minute. They
[CSOs] have been with me together with the press.
To the press, I am very grateful to you. You have
been a big support to me in all that has happened
over the years,” he said.



On March 2, a day before Mr. Domelevo was
scheduled to return from his controversial forced
leave, the Audit Service Board questioned his
nationality and age.

The Board claimed Mr. Domelevo should have retired
in 2020 and is Togolese.



The Audit Service Board, based its claims on
records at the Social Security and National
Insurance Trust (SSNIT) provided by the Auditor
General.

His date of birth is said to be June 1, 1960, and
not June 1, 1961.

Mr. Domelevo however refuted these claims in
further correspondence.



The Presidency endorsed the retirement claims of
the Audit Service Board and said it considered Mr.
Domelevo retired.

“The President is of the view that you
[Domelevo] have formally left office,” the
letter from the presidency said in response to the
date of birth concerns.



In a letter, the Presidency thanked him for his
service and indicated that a substantive
replacement for him will soon be announced.



Meanwhile, the Coalition of Civil Society
Organizations Against Corruption has described as
unlawful the President’s directive to the
Auditor General, Daniel Yao Domelevo to proceed on
retirement.

While serving as the Auditor General, Mr. Domelevo
was able to save Ghana millions of Cedis in
surcharges made against persons who
misappropriated money belonging to the state.

Source - Citinewsroom

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