The Supreme Court has described the directive from the Presidency that forced former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo to proceed on leave as unconstitutional.
In a unanimous decision, the apex court also described as unconstitutional the President’s appointment of an Acting Auditor General while there was a substantive Auditor-General, reports Joy News.
The Presidency in July 2020 asked the then Auditor General to proceed on leave.
When Mr Domelevo pointed this out as unlawful, his leave was further extended from 123 days to 167 effective July 1, 2020.
Nine civil society groups sued the Attorney General over these directives.
They included the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Ghana Integrity Initiative, (GII), Citizen Movement Ghana, Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), and Parliamentary Network Africa.
They contended that the directives were u lawful since the President does not have the power to exercise such disciplinary control over independent bodies.
The Court, however, opted not to issue any other orders including stopping Mr Domelevo from proceeding on leave since he has since retired.
Source: Myxyzonline.com
