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General news for Thursday, March 4, 2021
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2021-03-04
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Daniel Yao Domelevo
President Nana Akufo-Addo mandatorily retired to the embattled Auditor General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, despite the latter claiming that he is not yet 60 years old.
A letter signed by Nana Bediatuo Asante, Executive Secretary to the President on Wednesday, March 3, and addressed to Daniel Yao Domelevo read:
“The attention of the President of the Republic has been called to records and documents made available to the Office by the Audit Service, which indicate that his date of birth is June 1, 1960 and that in accordance with Article 199 ( 1) of the Constitution, his retirement date as Auditor General was June 1, 2020.
“Based on this information, the president is of the opinion that you have formally stepped down from office. Mr. Johnson Akuamoa-Asiedu will continue to serve as auditor general until the president appoints a substantive auditor general.
“The President thanks you for your service to the nation and wishes you the best in your future endeavors.”
Daniel Domelevo recently became the subject of many news discussions after a series of correspondence emerged between him and the Audit Services Board.
The Board alleged that the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) records provided by the Auditor General indicated that his date of birth was 1960 when he joined the scheme on October 1, 1978.
Again, the Board insisted that Mr. Domelevo’s hometown is Agbetofe in Togo, making him non-Ghanaian, despite the fact that on October 25, 1993, Domelevo had changed those records.
While the date of birth changed to June 1, 1961, the Auditor General’s hometown was now Ada in the Greater Accra region, the Board stated in a three-page letter to Mr. Domelevo on Tuesday, March 2, just one day before he was due to resume work after a forced leave of 167 days.
Daniel Yao Domelevo duly informed the board that the two allegations were false and provided explanations.
The Board responded by stating that “the observation of his responses and explanations contained in his previous reference letter makes his date of birth and Ghanaian nationality even more doubtful and clearly establishes that he has made false statements contrary to the law.”
Consequently, the Board insisted that Mr. Domelevo was required to retire on June 1, 2020 and was in fact not a Ghanaian but a Togolese.
“The records made available to the Board indicate that his retirement date was June 1, 2020 and, as far as the Audit Service is concerned, it is considered that he has retired,” he said.
Meanwhile, Domelevo went back to work on Wednesday, March 3.
