Audit Service fights Domelevo for ‘preposterous’ handover notes after forced retirement Listen to article
The back and forth between the Audit Service and the immediate past Auditor General, Daniel Domelevo has continued after he was asked to present handover notes despite being out of office ahead of the eight months leading to his retirement.
Mr. Domelevo, who was forced on retirement on March 2, described the request for handover notes as “preposterous” given the circumstances.
According to correspondence sighted by Citi News, the request was made by the Audit Service Board Chairman, who wanted action within two weeks.
But in the correspondence, Mr. Domelevo noted that in June 2020, he handed over his duties to the Deputy Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu.
The embattled former A-G described the directive and request from the Audit Service Board as ‘preposterous’.
In a letter dated March 17, and addressed to Chairman of the Audit Service Board, Prof Edward Dua Agyeman, Mr Domelevo explained that in June 2020, he handed over his duties to the Deputy Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu.
“I prepared a handing-over note and handed over to the Acting Auditor-General on 30th June 2020 and he has been in charge for over 8 months.”
“When I resumed work on the 3rd of March 2021, Mr. Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu did not hand over to me with the excuse that the handing-over note was not ready,” Mr. Domelevo noted.
Forcefully-retired Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has described as “preposterous”, a formal request sent to him by the Audit Service Board that he officially hand over to his Deputy, Mr Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu.
Mr Domelevo replied the request indicating he handed over to Mr Asiedu in June 2020 when he was forced by President Nana Akufo-Addo to go on leave for 167 days.
Upon his resumption of work on March 3, Mr Domelevo said Mr Asiedu did not hand over to him before the President ordered him (Domelevo) to go on retirement the following day.
“I prepared a handing-over note and handed over to the Acting Auditor-General on 30th June 2020 and he has been in charge for over 8 months”, Mr Domelevo said in his reply to Professor Dua Agyeman, the Audit Service Board Chairman, adding: “When I resumed work on the 3rd of March 2021, Mr Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu did not hand over to me with the excuse that the handing-over note was not ready”.
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