Auditor-General must explain missing Local Govt, Transport ministries Covid spending – Davis Ansah Opoku
The Auditor-General must explain why COVID-19 expenditure by the Ministries of Local Government and Transport was not clearly captured in its audit report, the Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, Davis Ansah Opoku, has said.
The Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, Davis Ansah Opoku, has called for an explanation from the Auditor-General regarding the missing COVID-19 expenditure by the Ministries of Local Government and Transport in the recent audit report. This comes after investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni's findings on Joy News' PM Express, which highlighted discrepancies in the reported fumigation spending.
The Ministry of Local Government reportedly spent GH¢299 million, while the Auditor-General's special audit only listed GH¢96.3 million for fumigation. Awuni clarified that this figure pertained to a specific Ghana Education Service activity and was correctly accounted for in the report. However, he expressed disappointment with the lack of clarity in the audit report concerning the Local Government and Transport ministries' expenditures.
Ansah Opoku emphasized that the omission of these figures does not warrant arrest, as the Auditor-General only reports on identified infractions. He urged for a clear explanation from the Auditor-General and the Audit Service about the omitted figures and their reasons for not reporting on them.
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