Mahama Sets Ultimatum For Ghanaian Officials To Declare Assets

President John Mahama has warned his officials of "severe sanctions" if they fail to declare their assets by the end of March in accordance with Ghanaian laws. Mahama said he takes very seriously the fight against corruption, and that one of the ways his administration intends to tackle it is through prevention.

The president said this while he declared his assets to the country's Auditor General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu. "Corruption by nature is insidious and thrives under the cover of darkness. The more light is shone on it, the more likelihood that it would be fought successfully."

Ghana scored 42 in the latest Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International, dropping one point from the previous year. The index ranks 180 countries on their perceived level of public sector corruption. This puts Ghana in 80th place.

President John Mahama.

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