Daniel Yao Domelevo, the immediate past Auditor-General has revealed that then-President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo encouraged him to accept the position of Auditor-General when then out-going President John Dramani Mahama appointed him in 2016.
“In fact, in 2016 when I was appointed, and I was confused as to whether I should accept or reject [it], a call came through from Dr. Matthew Opoku Premeph and after greeting him, he said, ‘hold on for the [then] President-elect’. So Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo encouraged me, he said, ‘Go and take the job’. That is why I am very grateful to him,” Daniel Yao Domelevo told worshippers during his Thanksgiving Mass at the Christ The King Catholic Church in Accra on Wednesday to mark the end of his embattled service to the nation.
He added that “our relationship [with President Akufo-Addo] has been cordial since then and I am grateful to him for his support”.
Domelevo continued: “As the bishop has said, we are here to thank God and we are here to do that irrespective of what has happened…I would like to thank former President John Mahama who appointed me as the Auditor-General of Ghana. I thank him for the opportunity to serve my motherland. I would also like to thank President Nana Akufo-Addo for working with me.”
Daniel Yao Domelevo was recently asked by President Akufo-Addo to retire because records made available to the latter by the Board of the Audit Service indicated that he, Domelevo, had passed the retirement age of 60 years.
The Audit Service Board also stated that Domelevo was Togolese, and was therefore not qualified for the job, but the president left that out of Domevelo’s termination letter.
This was after the president had forced Domelevo to go on a 167-day accumulated leave, and was about returning to work on 2 March.
There were public concerns that the outgoing president was making “last-minute” appointments to key public offices to frustrate the incoming administration although the Constitution gives the president the power to make appointments until the expiration of their term.
In his homily, His Grace Gabriel Kumordzie, the Main Celebrant for Domelevo’s Thanksgiving Mass who is also Bishops of Keta-Akatsi Diocese of the Catholic Church, stated that Daniel Yaw Domelevo has left a legacy that will continue to be on the lips of many Ghanaians.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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The corruption fighter, Daniel Yao Domelevo , this credential to his name was presumably true at the bigining of his work as Auditor General. Most of us were his fan and thought he was definitely going to make his mark. Along the line he appeared to be biased in exercising his duty more so as to please the former President Mahama who in the very last minute of his term, for a concealed purpose, appointed him to that office. Then, the rush and the urgency of that appointment at that material time leave more room to speculate. Reflecting on Domelevo's corruption allegations, for me, it was hastened and shabbily executed. It looked as if he was only interested in providing propaganda ammunitions for the NDC to fire at the NPP. Why then should the President keep him in office when his retirement is officially due and the credibility gap regarding his performance is in question.
Dr, you and the president have shown maturity. God richly bless you in your future endeavours. I like honesty and gratitude.