Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo has resumed work today, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, after 167 days of forced leave.
He returned to the job despite the latest impasse with the Audit Service Board.
In the latest impasse between him and his supervisor, the Audit Service Board has written to President Akufo-Addo challenging his nationality. The board has also written to Mr Domelevo raising concerns over his date of birth claiming he has reached retirement age.
In a recent correspondence, the board said “Records at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) completed and signed by you indicate your date of birth as 1st June 1960 when you joined the scheme on 1st October 1978. The records show that you stated your tribe as Togolese and a non-Ghanaian. That your home town is Agbatofe.
“On 25th October 1992, you completed and signed an SSNIT Change of Beneficiary Nomination form, stating your nationality as a Ghanaian and your home town as Ada in the Greater Accra Region. The date of birth on your Ghanaian passport number A45800, issued on 28th February 1996 is 1st June 1961. That place of birth is stated as Kumasi, Ashanti Region”.
Mr Domelevo in response said: “Either my father wrongly mentioned Agbatofe in Togo as his home town to me, or I misconstrued it at the time… My mother is also a Ghanaian.
“The register has Yaw as part of my name and also provides my date of birth as 1st June 1961 – this corresponds with Thursday or Yaw- the day of the week on which I was born.”
Meanwhile, in an interview on the Happy Morning show with Samuel Eshun, Anti-Corruption Campaigner, Edem Senanu appealed to President Akufo-Addo to ignore the additional comedy going on between the Auditor General and Audit Board and extend the Auditor-General’s term in office.
“The world is looking at us and if we want to show that Ghana is serious in its fight against corruption, then let’s do it well. Let’s not make it look like Domelovo is trying to do some good work but he is being sabotaged. Why is he being prevented from doing his work? What are we seeking to hide? The Auditor-General should be given two more years to do more. I appeal to the President not to do anything that will affect us but his next steps should deepen the country’s democratic reputation and respect.”