PAC Chair stresses the need for urgent and credible accountability
She noted that while the process must be pursued with urgency, it must also be grounded in accuracy and credibility
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has initiated a public hearing to examine specific 2025 Auditor-General's reports, focusing on financial and tax irregularities within the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs and its associated departments and agencies. During the hearing, the Committee scrutinized three reports, eliciting explanations for the discovered anomalies and urging the implicated organizations to address the findings and implement corrective measures.
The reports examined encompassed the Birth and Death Registry, the Institute of Local Government Studies, and a follow-up report on the progress of the DACF-RFG infrastructure projects in 30 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies. The Committee's Chairperson, Abena Osei Asare, revealed that 23 reports, encompassing 10 statutory reports, 11 performance audit reports, and 2 special reports, had been submitted.
Nevertheless, two of these reports, namely the special audit on the Ghana Embassy in Washington, D.C. (2017-2025) and the report on the 13th All African Games, were returned pending their formal resubmission. Emphasizing the Committee's stance, the Chairperson underscored the necessity for prompt and reliable accountability, highlighting that although the process should be swift, it must also be grounded in precision and credibility.
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