Public money belongs to Ghanaians, not officials — Finance Minister Ato Forson charges MMDCEs

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has urged public officials in Ghana to demonstrate utmost accountability for the funds entrusted to them, emphasizing that public money does not belong to government officials. Speaking at an engagement on the Auditor-General’s Report, Forson stressed that officials are merely custodians of the nation’s resources and must manage those resources with utmost responsibility to the citizens.

He urged officials to account for every recoverable cedi, making the recovery of public money an exception rather than an annual occurrence. Forson stressed that building stronger systems to protect public resources should be the primary focus, rather than allowing recovery to become a recurring feature of public financial management.