COVID Audit: PAC Vice Chair says ‘no arrests’ yet over alleged missing fumigation spending
Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, Davis Ansah Opoku, says there is no basis for arrests over the alleged omission of COVID-19 fumigation expenditure from the Auditor-General’s special audit at this stage.
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee Vice Chairperson, Davis Ansah Opoku, maintains there are no grounds for arrests regarding the alleged missing COVID-19 fumigation spending in the Auditor-General's special audit. The Mpraeso MP urged the Audit Service to clarify why ministry of Local Government and Transport's expenditure was not included in the report.
This follows investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni's probe revealing a discrepancy between the Auditor-General's reported GH¢96.3 million and the ministries' claims of at least GH¢780 million spent on fumigation. Ansah Opoku stressed that the GH¢96.3 million figure pertains to a specific Ghana Education Service activity and should not be mistaken for the total COVID-19 fumigation expenditure.
He conceded the audit report lacked detailed information on certain expenditure areas, including local government and transport fumigation. However, he dismissed calls for arrests based on these omissions, stating it doesn't warrant arrests yet. Ansah Opoku clarified that the Auditor-General only reports what is identified as infraction; if none is found, no report is necessary.
He emphasized the PAC should first investigate the omission of Local Government and Transport expenditure and ascertain the exact figures involved before considering any legal action.
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