The government of Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent Laurent Gbagbo, who is fighting over the presidency with Alassane Ouattara, wants to promote good governance by carrying out an audit in all ministries, his prime minister has indicated.
"The government will organize an audit in all ministries," Gilbert Marie Ake N'gbo said after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
The audit will be used as an "operational guide," he said, describing it as a "strong signal" regarding the government's resolve to institute good governance.
He explained that the operation will help the government know what went wrong in the past and improve on what was done well.
Ake N'gbo also announced that each member of his government will declare his wealth and this shall include buildings and other materials.
"Time has come for everyone to state how they got their wealth, " the prime minister said.
Since the publication of the presidential run-off results on Nov. 28, the West African country has been locked in a stalemate with two presidents and two prime ministers to form two governments.
The international community include the United Nations throw behind Ouattara to press Gbagbo to quit, while the 65-year-old incumbent persists in the standoff with the backing of the army and the complete set of power apparatus.
Ouattara reappointed Guillaume Soro to the post of prime minister, who consequently formed a 13-member government being holed up in an Abidjan hotel.
Gbagbo has been in control of the country's southern part including the economic city Abidjan, while Soro, the leader of the ex-rebel New Forces, has taken the northern part since the 2002- 2003 civil war.
Soro had previously served as the prime minister under Gbagbo in accordance with a peace accord signed by the rival sides in March 2007.
Gbagbo was justified by the Constitutional Council, which rejected the election results published by the electoral commission, ruling that the outgoing president won the second round of the race.
"The government is at work," Ake N'gbo declared on Tuesday.
