President John Dramani Mahama
Former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo says public perception of governance under the current administration may improve, largely due to the absence of widely reported scandals nearly a year into its tenure.
Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express, Domelevo said he was cautious about predicting outcomes but acknowledged that perception plays a key role in how governance is assessed. “I don’t know what results we are going to get,” he said.
“My hope and expectation is that it should improve, in the sense that at least we have gone almost a year or a year into this new administration, not heard of scandals as they were in the past.”
He clarified that his remarks should not be interpreted as a claim that wrongdoing has been eliminated. “So I’m not saying they are not happening, but I’m saying we have not heard of them,” Domelevo stated.
According to him, that relative silence could influence public and international assessments.
“So that may drive people’s perception, and if that is the case, I will not be surprised that the index will show a positive result or show some improvement,” he noted.
Domelevo, however, expressed reservations about missed opportunities to demonstrate stronger commitment to accountability.
“I wish that the low-hanging fruit that I talked about,” he said, referring to existing laws that could have been enforced, “could have sent a clear signal of seriousness.”
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