The Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in a decision dated 13th February, 2026 has reprimanded the Board Chair or the Ghana Gas National Ltd Company for failure to declare his assets prior to and six months after the assumption of office.

In the decision of the Commission in the case brought by Wilberforce Asare against the State Corporation Board Chair, Mr. Gerald Kofi Totobi-Quakyi, numbered CHRAJ/HQ/2704/2025, the Respondent-Board Chair failed to declare his assets prior to and upon the assumption of his office as Board Chair of Ghana Gas contrary to Article 286 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana and the Public Office Holders (Declaration of Assets and Disqualification) Act, 1998 (Act 550)

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According to the Commission at page 19 of the decision, "The Commission however finds the reasons for his failure to declare outside the statutory period unreasonable. This ordinarily ought to attract some punitive sanctions. We are of the view however that since the Respondent acted expeditiously to declare his assets when the complaint was brought to his attention and considering that there was no inordinate delay, the Respondent should only be reprimanded for this failure."

Minded by legal obligations under the Constitution and Act 550 of repeat declaration, the Commission held as follows "In addition to the reprimand, the Commission strongly advises the Respondent to pay particular attention t o h i s obligation under Article 286 to ensure that the delay that occurred previously does not recur."

Applauds Wilberforce

The Ombudsman seized the opportunity of the delivery of its decision to applaud Mr. Wilerforce Asare in the following words; "We believe that this action is appropriate and proportionate in the circumstance. The Commission commends the Complainant for discharging his civic duty by helping to hold public officers accountable and to the Respondent for his cooperation