Sack the Auditor General – ASEPA to Mahama

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to sack the Auditor General, Mr. Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, from office over alleged abuse of office.

ASEPA wants the President to activate the constitutional processes under Article 187(13) of the 1992 Constitution to begin the process for the immediate removal of the Auditor General.

Below are portions of the petition filed at the Jubilee House in Accra.

Among the crimes of the Auditor General and the evidence submitted to the Presidency include;

1. Failing to comply with the directives of the Supreme Court, which constitutes high crime under Article 2(4) of the Constitution 1992
2. ⁠Conniving with the Audit Service Board to usurp the powers of Parliament in violation of Article 187(15).
3. ⁠Unlawful Retention of Public Funds in contravention of Section 17(2) of the Audit Service Act.
4. ⁠Abuse of Discretionary powers and cover up in contravention of Article 296 of the Constitution.

The Constitutional processes for the removal of the Auditor General from office under Article 187(13) is the same as the processes for the removal from office of the Chief Justice under Article 146.

This petition marks the beginning of the process as stipulated under Article 187(13) relative Article 146 and was signed by the Executive Director of ASEPA, Mr.Mensah Thompson