The Deputy National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kamal-Deen Abdulai, has urged authorities to take decisive action against individuals cited for financial irregularities in the latest report by the Ghana Audit Service.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!His comments follow the release of the Auditor-General’s Report on government arrears and payables as of the end of 2024, which revealed several instances of suspected mismanagement and misuse of public funds within state institutions.
Speaking on Breakfast Daily on Channel One TV on Wednesday, March 11, Abdulai said public officials entrusted with managing state resources must be held accountable whenever evidence of wrongdoing emerges.
According to him, occupying a leadership position comes with a responsibility to ensure transparency and compliance with the law. He emphasised that individuals who cannot justify their financial decisions should be compelled to answer questions and, where necessary, be taken to court to recover state funds.
Abdulai also warned against politicising the findings of the report, arguing that the priority should be protecting public resources rather than turning the issue into partisan debate.
He welcomed the decision by Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, to refer the matter to the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament for further scrutiny. Abdulai noted that the NPP would closely observe the committee’s proceedings and the steps it takes to address the concerns raised in the report.
He insisted that accountability must apply to everyone, regardless of political affiliation, stressing that anyone found culpable, whether associated with the NPP or the National Democratic Congress (NDC), should be required to refund any misused funds.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has revealed new concerns relating to the government’s Agenda 111 hospital project.
According to him, about 35 contractors who received mobilisation payments totalling approximately 7.9 million US dollars failed to commence work or mobilise to their project sites as expected, raising further questions about the management of public funds under the initiative.