{
  "id": 7572238,
  "title": "Withheld information, poor audit could account for GH¢624m fumigation gap – Domelevo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/withheld-information-poor-audit-could-account-for-gh-624m-fumigation-7572238",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T13:46:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/withheld-information-poor-audit-could-account-for-gh624m-fumigation-gap-domelevo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo has offered his insights into the significant discrepancy between the reported COVID-19 fumigation expenditure and the amount recorded in the Auditor-General’s special audit. According to investigations by journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, the government spent at least GH¢720 million on fumigation during the pandemic, yet the special audit only accounted for GH¢96 million. During an interview on Joy FM’s Midday News, Domelevo suggested that this gap could be the result of either information being withheld from auditors or an inadequately planned and executed audit. He emphasized that if public officials deliberately concealed information from auditors, it could constitute a serious offense under Section 33 of the Audit Service Act. However, if the audit underreported or misreported the expenditure, that could be even more alarming. Domelevo noted that he was not part of the audit process, so he could not pinpoint the exact reason for the discrepancy. He called for the Auditor-General from the tenure during which the special audit was conducted to provide further clarification on the circumstances surrounding the findings, praising Awuni and his team for their commendable work.",
  "summary": "Former Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo says either information could have been withheld from auditors or the audit may not have been properly conducted to explain the significant gap in reported COVID-19 fumigation expenditure.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Former Auditor-General must explain GH¢624m fumigation expenditure gap – Domelovo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/former-auditor-general-must-explain-gh-624m-fumigation-expenditure",
        "published": "2026-09-15T13:19:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}