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Report by Edward FRIMPONG
Mr. Rockson-Nelson Defeamekpor, the Member of Parliament for South Dayi, has called for legal abilities to permit the Auditor General to arraign people embroiled in financial review reports.
He said however the Auditor-General could surcharge the wrongdoers, which was not adequate to discourage people or establishments from taking part in such misdemeanors.
He said however the Auditor-General could surcharge the wrongdoers, which was not adequate to discourage people or establishments from taking part in such misdemeanors.
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Mr. Defeamekpor, who is a member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, expressed this on Wednesday at the Zonal PAC hearing in Ho, which had the Accra, Koforidua, and Ho specialized colleges seeming to answer infractions distinguished in the 2021 Auditor General’s Reports.
He said there should be a lawful road for the Auditor General to indict and prosecute people or establishments.
He said that the Auditor General itself, notwithstanding the capacity to surcharge, ought to likewise have the ability to indict because a discount alone was not sufficiently reformatory, he said.
Mr. Defeamekpor said the Constitution just empowered Parliament to examine the report of the Auditor General submitted yearly before guilty parties could be surcharged.
“The Council chose to make references to the Attorney General’s office for infractions like breaches under the requirement regulation,” he said.
“Since May, this year, the Board has kept in touch with the Attorney-General’s office for the arraignment of individuals for breaches of various regulations but there has been no action as yet,” he said.
Mr. Defeamekpor, who is a member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, expressed this on Wednesday at the Zonal PAC hearing in Ho, which had the Accra, Koforidua, and Ho specialized colleges seeming to answer infractions distinguished in the 2021 Auditor General’s Reports.
He said there should be a lawful road for the Auditor General to indict and prosecute people or establishments.
He said that the Auditor General itself, notwithstanding the capacity to surcharge, ought to likewise have the ability to indict because a discount alone was not sufficiently reformatory, he said.
Mr. Defeamekpor said the Constitution just empowered Parliament to examine the report of the Auditor General submitted yearly before guilty parties could be surcharged.
“The Council chose to make references to the Attorney General’s office for infractions like breaches under the requirement regulation,” he said.
“Since May, this year, the Board has kept in touch with the Attorney-General’s office for the arraignment of individuals for breaches of various regulations but there has been no action as yet,” he said.
The South Day MP additionally requested Parliament to be given a few legal powers to straightforwardly endorse people or establishments embroiled in review reports, as that could be valuable asset to the State.
The 2021 Review Report of Services, Divisions, and Organizations showed that breaches in the administration of public funds amounted to GH¢1,080,913,824.
The 2021 Review Report of Services, Divisions, and Organizations showed that breaches in the administration of public funds amounted to GH¢1,080,913,824.
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