The Majority Chief Whip and MP for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has missed the mark in opposing calls for the publication of assets declared by public office holders.
According to him, the Special Prosecutor should rather be leading the charge for openness and accountability by championing asset publication.
“Being the Special Prosecutor, he should be the first advocate, the first disciple for publication. So, he is wrong,” Mr Dafeamekpor said on Accra-based TV3’s KeyPoints show on Saturday, June 7.
He added that making such declarations public is in line with Article 286 of the 1992 Constitution, which promotes transparency in governance.
“How can the Constitution provide for the declaration of assets and deny us from seeing the nature of those assets?” he questioned.
His comments were in reaction to a position taken by the Special Prosecutor during the National Anti-Corruption Conference held on Friday, June 6, at the Accra International Conference Centre.
Mr Agyebeng had rejected public calls for the publication of declared assets by public officials, arguing it could lead to undue scrutiny and possible reprisals.
“I do not and I will not add my voice to calls for the publication of assets for public scrutiny. In our experience, it will be unhelpful and would merely subject public officers to inordinate public curiosity and the specter of the real likelihood of reprisals against the assets,” he said.
