Former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo has praised Organised Labour for their staunch resistance to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust’s (SSNIT) sale of 60% ownership in four hotels.
In an interview with Channel One TV’s The Point of View, the former Auditor-General applauded Organised Labour’s consistent dedication to preventing the hotels from being sold.
“I follow all those developments with keen interest, and I must say kudos to Organised Labour for standing their ground against what I think is not right. If you’re doing something on my behalf which is right, I think it’s proper to consult me, such that I know that you’re securing my interest,” he mentioned to host Bernard Avle.
He said that members of Organised Labour would have been shortchanged if the government’s scheme had not been uncovered by North Tongu Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
Read Also: Fitch Solutions: cedi projected to recover in coming months
Mr. Domelevo criticized the government’s move to sell SSNIT assets to a cabinet official, calling it “strange”.
He challenged organizations such as Organized Labour to be steadfast in holding public officials accountable for their decisions.
“So, if these things were not revealed by Ablakwa, otherwise, before you realised, it has been sold. And I find it very strange that a government will sell government property to a member of the government.
“I don’t know where we’re on conflict of interest and how we’re respecting the provision under Article 284, which says a public officer should not put himself or herself into a position whereby his personal interests would conflict with the work that he/she does. I find it a bit strange and kudos to Organised Labour, I think we need a bit more of that to hold people accountable,” he said.
Commenting on the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice’s (CHRAJ) delay in issuing its investigative findings on Ablakwa’s petition, he criticized enforcement authorities for being insensitive to public concerns.
“I don’t think it is impatient of the general public, I think the enforcement agencies are really insensitive to the public. I believe everybody has heard of this saying that justice delayed is justice denied. But even in the court of law, just as CHRAJ is also doing, it is the same thing. Issues of national interest go to court, CHRAJ or enforcement agencies and it takes us forever,” he said.
