Influential cousin of President Akufo-Addo, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko says the bar for the Ghana Integrity Award has been set “far too low” for Ghana’s Auditor General, Daniel Yaw Domelovo to emerge winner.

While congratulating the AG, Gabby says if all it took to get the recognition of Integrity was Ghc60m savings, he can think of many people doing well as ministers, CEOs and in the media.

In a post sighted by MyNewsGH.com, Gabby wrote:

“Congrats to the Auditor General for his award as “Integrity Personality” of the Year. The principle of encouraging those we believe are doing well in ensuring value for money in the fight against corruption must be held up high.”

He added: “But, if saving the nation “GHS60m” is what qualifies a public servant or a patriot to win then I can think of several ministers, CEOs, media houses (journalists), civil society groups, who have done much more and saved the nation more. The bar is far too low.”

Gabby’s comments come after the Auditor-General, Mr Domelevo, was awarded the Integrity Personality of the Year at this year’s Ghana Integrity Award by the Ghana Integrity Initiative, the local chapter of Transparency International.

He beat freelance Investigative Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni.

Other nominees for the Integrity Personality of the Year include the Director of Ghana Think Foundation, Ato Ulzen-Appiah; Managing Director of Ghana Publishing Company, Ing. Edward Sowah Adjetey and Engineer at State Housing Company Limited Ghana, Mr David Boateng Asante.