… The Mpraeso MP said the immediate priority should be for the Audit Service to explain why expenditure by the Ministries of Local Government and Transport was not captured in the report. …
… Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, Mr Awuni said he initially contacted the Audit Service to establish whether the ministry’s expenditure had been audited. …
… He said he contacted the Audit Service after questions emerged over why the Ministry of Local Government’s fumigation expenditure was not captured in the Auditor-General’s COVID-19 expenditure report. …
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says the Audit Service has confirmed it audited GH¢299 million spent by the Ministry of Local Government on COVID-19 fumigation, even though the expenditure was omitted from its final report. …
Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor says allegations that the Auditor-General concealed key findings from its COVID-19 expenditure audit could amount to a breach of the Audit Service Act. …
… Mr Ansah Opoku said the significant difference between the figures contained in the Auditor-General’s report and the amount uncovered by journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni’s investigation raises serious concerns that require answers from the Audit Service. …
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament will demand answers from the Audit Service over evidence suggesting that the Auditor-General’s COVID-19 audit may have understated fumigation expenditure by more than GH¢600 million. …
… The IMF says its technical assistance mission was conducted in Accra from November 24 to December 5, 2025, at the request of the Ministry of Finance, and the team held meetings with SIGA, the Ministry of Finance, the Audit Service and representatives of major SOEs, including GPHA …
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Parliament's Public Accounts Committee vice chair Davis Ansah Opoku has called on the Auditor-General to explain why COVID-19 expenditure by the Ministries of Local Government and Transport was not clearly captured in its audit report. An investigation found that the Local Government Ministry spent GH¢299 million on fumigation, while the Auditor-General's special audit reported GH¢96.3 million as total fumigation expenditure.
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee vice chair Davis Ansah Opoku has called on the Auditor-General to explain why COVID-19 expenditure by the Ministries of Local Government and Transport was not clearly captured in its audit report. An investigation found that the Local Government Ministry spent GH¢299 million on fumigation, while the Auditor-General's special audit reported GH¢96.3 million as total fumigation expenditure.
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee vice-chair Davis Ansah Opoku says there is no basis for arrests over alleged omission of COVID-19 fumigation expenditure from the Auditor-General's special audit, calling instead for the Audit Service to explain why spending by the Ministries of Local Government and Transport was not captured. An investigation found the Auditor-General reported GH¢96.3 million in COVID-19 fumigation expenditure while ministry documents pointed to at least GH¢780 million spent on fumigation.
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni reports that the Auditor-General's COVID-19 expenditure audit omitted the Ministry of Local Government's fumigation spending despite auditing the ministry's expenditure. Awuni found the ministry spent GH¢299 million on market fumigation between April and November 2020, though the audit reported only GH¢96.3 million for fumigation overall.
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni found that the Ministry of Local Government spent GH¢299 million on fumigation during COVID-19, but this amount was omitted from the Auditor-General's report which cited GH¢96 million for fumigation overall. The Audit Service confirmed it audited the ministry's expenditure but explained that omitting the figure from the report did not mean it had not been audited.
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says the Audit Service confirmed it audited GH¢299 million spent by the Ministry of Local Government on COVID-19 fumigation, though the expenditure was omitted from the Auditor-General's final COVID-19 spending report. The Audit Service told him the omission did not mean the spending had not been audited, raising questions about why the expenditure was not included when the Auditor-General's report listed total fumigation costs at GH¢96 million.
The Majority Chief Whip says allegations that the Auditor-General concealed findings from its COVID-19 expenditure audit could breach the Audit Service Act, which requires the Auditor-General to report special audit findings to Parliament. An investigation found the special audit reported GH¢96.3 million for fumigation costs while government ministry documents indicated at least GH¢780 million in expenditure.
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee Vice Chairman has described as "frightening" a discrepancy in which journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni's investigation found government spent at least GH¢720 million on COVID-19 fumigation, while the 2022 Auditor-General's special audit captured only GH¢96 million. The PAC says the significant difference warrants answers from the Audit Service.
The Public Accounts Committee will demand answers from the Audit Service over evidence that the Auditor-General's COVID-19 audit understated fumigation expenditure by more than GH¢600 million. An investigation found Ghana may have spent at least GH¢720 million on COVID-19 fumigation, while the special audit recorded only GH¢96 million.
The Majority Chief Whip has accused the IMF of showing political bias against the NDC government following the Fund's assessment of governance in Ghana's state-owned enterprises, arguing that the IMF criticises NDC administrations over practices also prevalent under NPP rule. The IMF report identified the politicisation of board and chief executive appointments as a major weakness, noting that appointments remain highly political and centralised in the Presidency despite Ghana's framework intended to make them merit-based.
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition's State of Corruption Report 2025 finds that stalled legislative reforms and inadequate funding are constraining the country's anti-corruption efforts, with persistent gaps in enforcement and implementation undermining public confidence despite progress in investigations and asset recovery.
The Northern Regional Minister praised the Auditor-General and Audit Service for safeguarding public funds and ensuring state resources are used as intended. The Auditor-General visited the Northern Region to engage stakeholders on strengthening public accountability and deepen collaboration between the Audit Service and regional authorities.
President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in Dr Pamela Graham as Ghana's first female Auditor-General, calling on all public institutions to extend full cooperation and implement audit recommendations promptly to strengthen accountability and good governance.
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A forensic audit commissioned by President Mahama into Ghana's organisation of the 2023 African Games has revealed over $40 million in avoidable costs and financial irregularities. The audit identified questionable claims, inflated rates and omitted works across projects, with the Borteyman Sports Complex alone accounting for an estimated $34.43 million in omissions and scope reductions from its original contract value of $145.09 million.
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