President John Dramani Mahama has ordered that all government officials who failed to meet the 31 March asset declaration deadline will forfeit three months’ salary, with the funds redirected to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as MahamaCares.
The announcement was made on Monday, 5 May, via a Facebook post by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister for Government Communications. The directive aims to enforce public accountability and promote transparency among state officials, a constitutional obligation under Article 286 of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution and the Public Office Holders (Declaration of Assets and Disqualification) Act, 1998 (Act 550).
Officials who do not comply by 6 May will face immediate dismissal, the minister warned. The directive affects ministers, deputy ministers, metropolitan and district chief executives, board chairs, and heads of public institutions, many of whom have come under scrutiny in recent months for delayed or missing declarations.
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund, established in 2024, supports Ghanaians with chronic illnesses such as kidney disease, cancer, and sickle cell anemia, providing financial aid for treatment and medications. The president emphasized that salary deductions would be transparently published and monitored. This move comes amid growing public demand for stricter enforcement of asset declaration laws, following several corruption scandals and calls from civil society groups for harsher penalties against non-compliant officials.
