Auditor General engages PAC on 2023 reports
The Auditor-General has held a day's workshop for members of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament to give them a deeper understanding of the findings and recommendations contained in the latest Auditor-General's reports.
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The workshop aimed to equip committee members with the necessary knowledge and insights to effectively scrutinise and act on the Auditor-General's findings to promote transparency and accountability in public financial management.
Delving into the details of the reports was expected to give the PAC members a clearer understanding of the issues, challenges, and proposed solutions to enable them to make informed decisions and drive positive change.
Appreciation
The Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, at the opening of the workshop in Accra, commended members of the PAC for their collaborative efforts in ensuring financial discipline in the management of public resources by enforcing the audit recommendations.
“We are also thankful to various heads of public institutions for their keen interest in implementing the recommendations in audit reports,” he said.
He said the collaboration with PAC and other relevant stakeholders had resulted in a significant reduction in audit infractions by over GH¢5.2 billion compared with the infractions reported during the 2022 financial year.
Mr Akuamoah stated that an additional amount of GH¢5 million had been transferred into the Consolidated Fund from the Auditor-General’s Recoveries Account.
“Honourable PAC Chairman, on July 17, 2024, we transferred an additional amount of GH¢5 million being audit recoveries into the Consolidated Fund,” he said.
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He added that the workshop was an annual affair in recent years, and usually held before the reports were published on the Audit Service’s website.
Improvements
The Chairman of the PAC, James Avedzi, expressed satisfaction with various improvements in the quality of recommendations contained in the Auditor-General’s reports.
He thanked the Auditor-General, staff of the Audit Service, and the committee members for the improvements in audit recommendations brought by the collaborations, especially during the workshops.
Mr Avedzi said the PAC had so far cleared all outstanding reports of the Auditor-General but for the performance audit and the COVID-19 reports.
He added that the committee would consider them together with the 2023 reports of the Auditor-General in the coming days.
