Declare your assets latest by July 15 — Mahama orders MMDCEs

President John Dramani Mahama has given Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) up to July 15 to fulfil their asset declaration obligations.

By law, public officials are required to declare their assets and liabilities.

The process, outlined in Article 286 of the 1992 Constitution and Act 550—the Public Office Holders (Declaration of Assets and Disqualification) Act, 1998—requires officials to declare their assets, income, and liabilities upon assuming office, every four years, and at the end of their tenure.

“I wish to remind you that you are among the office holders required to declare your assets, and so by July 15, all of you would have declared your assets,” the President told MMDCEs.

Speaking at a training programme for the MMDCEs on Wednesday, June 18, President Mahama also urged them to ensure the judicious use of the District Assemblies Common Fund.

According to him, he will not interfere in any investigations should the MMDCEs be cited for misappropriation.

“Eighty percent of the District Assemblies Common Fund is coming directly to you. We expect you to ensure the judicious and transparent use of these resources. The funds must be utilised in the interest of our people, and not for our creature comforts.

“The Auditor-General and other anti-corruption institutions will be watching your work, and as I’ve said previously, if any of these institutions starts investigating you, you don’t expect me to interfere on your behalf,” he warned.

Meanwhile, President Mahama had earlier, on Monday, May 5, issued a final warning to all defaulting appointees, stressing that anyone who fails to declare their assets by Wednesday, May 7, 2025, will be dismissed.

“If by close of day, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, any of you still fails to declare your assets, count yourself automatically dismissed,” he cautioned at the launch of a new Code of Ethics for government appointees..

The President’s directive at the time followed earlier sanctions, including the forfeiture of three months’ salary, imposed on those who missed the initial March 31 deadline, as mandated by Ghana’s Constitution.