General News of Tuesday, 7 July 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comAkufo-Addo’s proceed-on-leave directive to Domelevo threatens democracy – Coalition of CSOsplay videoDr Kojo Asante is Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement at CDDThe Ghana Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, an alliance of over 400 organisations, has urged the President to rescind an order to the Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, to proceed on leave. The CSOs say President Nana Akufo-Addo’s action is a threat to the independence of the office Auditor-General and other independent governance institutions. He added: “We find the entire episode and the justification for the President’s action regrettable and inconsistent with both the letter and spirit of the 1992 Constitution. In a context like that, a fair-minded person is likely to believe that the President is not acting in good faith,” he said. Mr Domelevo had stated after an audit that there was no evidence of work done in that deal.

Source: GhanaWeb July 07, 2020 13:40 UTC