IMANI boss hails Domelovo's appointment as Auditor General

The boss of policy think tank IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has hailed the appointment of Mr Daniel Domelovo as the new Auditor General.

"We need to look at the merits of those who have been appointed. In this specific case as I understand, the gentleman (Mr Demolovo) stands above board," he told Joy FM.

He added: "I hear he is a very competent gentleman, although I do not know him personally," Mr Cudjoe said adding he is also informed that the new Auditor General is a very serious person."

Mr Domelovo was sworn-in last Friday by president John Mahama at the Flagstaff House.

Prior to his swearing-in, the managing editor of the Ghanaian Observer newspaper, Egbert Faibille Jnr, claiming to be speaking on authority, said Domelovo has rejected the offer to serve as the Auditor General.

But after his sworn-in as the new Auditor General, he told the media that "When the appointment was given me, I thought I had to go back to my previous employers.

He added: "I was with the World Bank. It was not good for them to see on the news that I have been appointed so I sought permission to go back before I come in and accepted."

But the timing of his appointment has generated heat.

Nonetheless, he downplayed the timing of his appointment, adding that the timing rather ensures independence.

"I don't think there will be any problems. One of the things about the Auditor-General is his independence. And so if one administration should appoint you for you to work with another administration, it guarantees your independence better", he said.

Continuing he said: "I would have wished that the country can even adopt this, that, anytime there is an outgoing administration they appoint an Auditor-General so he is not under the influence of the one who appointed him and he owes no allegiance to the one who comes in. So I think we should thank God for this time."