As Ghana's new leader continues his anti-corruption campaign, he said on Monday that he had sanctioned more than 40 of his ministers and collaborators for not declaring their assets.

President John Mahama has promised since his inauguration in January to crack down on corruption while trying to pull the country out of the economic crisis. Indeed, the sanction announced on Monday is considered to be the start of the new code of conduct for civil servants put in place by John Mahama. Those who did not meet the asset declaration deadline of 31 March will have to pay four months' salary, including three as a penalty and one as a mandatory donation to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, a newly created fund nicknamed “Mahama Cares.” The president announced during a speech delivered on Monday at the presidential palace in Accra that “if, at the end of the day on Wednesday 7 May 2025, some of you still have not declared your assets, you will be automatically removed from

The new code of conduct applies to all policy makers, including ministers, MPs, presidential staff, and the president himself. Observers of good governance welcomed this initiative as unprecedented in the country's history.

The list of those affected has not been made public.

Key provisions of the code include mandatory asset declaration, prohibition of conflicts of interest, prohibition of appointees from buying public goods, restrictions on gifts worth more than 20,000 GHS (1,450 dollars) and strict approval protocols for official travel