The President's appointee for the position of Auditor-General, Daniel Domelovo, has rejected the offer, Editor-In-Chief of the Ghanaian Observer has claimed.
Egbert Faibille Jnr said Daniel Domelovo swerved his swearing-in ceremony scheduled last Friday at the Flagstaff House. A letter signed by the out-going Chief of Staff Julius Debrah and sighted by myjoyonline.com said Mr Domelovo has been offered the post and is to confirm his acceptance of the appointment by December 28, 2016.The accountant, who is based in Harare, Zimbabwe was in Accra when the offer was made.
President John Mahama has been criticised by the incoming administration for making 'last minute' appointments after losing the 2016 general elections. Egbert Faibille Jnr, a legal practitioner, said on Joy News' Newsfile Saturday that he believes Daniel Domelovo may have gotten wind of the controversy surrounding these appointments.
He might have thought to himself, "I am better off doing my work and not to invite all this brouhaha [to myself]." ".. and so he leaves town and the swearing-in that was supposed to have taken off yesterday hasn't come on. I believe that is the end of the road," the lawyer and NPP member said.
"I am telling you on authority that the swearing in was to take place yesterday...he has rejected this appointment..without equivocation, that is what I can tell you," he asserted.Egbert Faibille castigated President Mahama's 'last-minute' appointments, describing them as 'a very, very shambolic' move.
President Mahama last Tuesday, swore-in Joseph Akanjolenur Whittal as the new head of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and Josephine Nkrumah who now heads the NationalCommissionn for Civic Education (NCCE).
The CHRAJ position officially became vacant on November 4, 2015 - more than a year while the NCCE position was left without a substantive head since July 2015.The NPP has dragged President Mahama to court over these appointments and also criticised rumoured 'last-minute' recruitments into the public and civil service.Speaking on the appointments, the editor and lawyer described President Mahama's move as akin to 'distributing toffees to children'.
Despite conceding that the President is acting within the constitution, "the fact that you have the right does not mean you must do it". Egbert was particularly critical of the appointment of a head of an anti-corruption and pro-human rights body, CHRAJ.He suggested President Mahama has not demonstrated commitment to fight corruption and questioned why he would keep the post vacant for more than a year.
"I never knew that president Mahama had so much faith in CHRAJ that at the very last moment he wants to stamp his implementeur on CHRAJ before he leaves office," he said.He suggested that it would have been graceful for Mahama to have left these appointments to the incoming President to make.
"If he wants to be remembered for anything that he has done, I don't think these appointments are anything that he must be proud of. "There is a way that seemth right unto man but the end thereof judgement" he quoted scriptures to the President.
Source: Joy News
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This is so on point. If any of the other men had any integrity, they would not accept this last minute appointments. Mahama is an inbred-swine.
I can see you have a very infantile mind. You are the kind of people that if its not you then its not right. Were you making all these your commentary when it happened years back. I have been following your comments on this platform and all you do is to insult the sitting president without blinking an eye. I wonder the kind of woman you are and if you are married or at the very least have some home training. You think any politician will come to powder and be sharing money everyday. Akuffo addo you people claim is not corrupt is not going to be doing the work alone. I will advice you to be mindful of your utterances because Mahama also have followers just like your Akuffo Addo.
LET'S GO BACK TO RAWLLINGS HANDING TO JOHN KUFFOUR, KUFFOUR TO ATTA MILLS AND THEN MAHAMA TO NANA AKKUFO ADDO AND SEE WHAT WENT WRONG. CONTRACTS SIGNING, NEW APPOINTMENTS ETC,I DON'T PRESDENT MAAHAMA ACTED WRONGLY.
There are some people who respect themselves and will never allow anyone to use them. DD wasn't in town to enjoy ndc booty so doesn't understand why he should be the one to defend them,he has shown a sense of humour and love to his country. I'm satisfied now that after all there are some who are there for this country aside Sir Martin Amidu,this shows honesty. John mahama can't smear his disgrace with everyone,the man is gone and I hope he doesn't change his mind to come back for disgrace. If his mind was to swerve this appointment then I say Mr Daniel Domelovo thumbs up,KUDOS.GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU. Good name is better than riches.