Audit Service

Audit Service — Ghana's public auditing body led by the Auditor-General, currently scrutinized over omissions in COVID-19 expenditure audit reporting.

2026-05-122026-09-17

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August 2026
13 AugThe Ghanaian Times
The Northern Regional Minister, Mr Ali Adolf John Mburidiba, has commended the Auditor-General, Dr Pamela Graham, and the Audit Service for their continued efforts to safeguard public funds and ensure that state resources are used for their intended purposes. …
Northern Minister commends Audit Service
July 2026
2 JulJoy Online
… Her appointment marks a significant moment in Ghana’s public financial management history, making her the first woman to head the constitutionally independent Audit Service since its establishment. …
President charges first female Auditor-General to deepen accountability
1 JulThe Chronicle
The Audit Service has disclosed that it awarded a total of 10 outsourced audit contracts to TRC Consult between January 2025 and the present, with all the contracts procured through the single-source method approved by the Public Procurement Authority (PPA). …
Audit Service Admits Single-Sourcing 10 Contracts To TRC Consult
May 2026
25 MayJoy Online
… The Audit Service said several major components initially captured in the contract were either omitted entirely or significantly rescoped. …
Mahama’s African Games forensic audit reveals over $40m in financial irregularities
12 MayJoy Online
… In the 2024 report on district assemblies, the Audit Service said Ghana had 261 assemblies in operation and that the total value of irregularities from the audit of those assemblies was GH¢18.88 million. …
Holy books, hollow oaths, and the theft of public trust in Ghana

Politics

Auditor-General must explain missing COVID spending reports, PAC vice chair says

The News

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.

16 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Yesterday

Auditor-General must explain missing COVID spending reports, PAC vice chair says
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.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
PAC vice-chair: no arrests yet over missing fumigation spending
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.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Auditor-General audit of COVID-19 spending omits Local Government Ministry 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.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Auditor-General's COVID-19 report omits GH¢299m fumigation spending
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.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Audit Service audited GH¢299m fumigation spending but omitted it from report
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.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 15 September

COVID-19 audit cover-up may breach Audit Service Act
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.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
COVID-19 fumigation audit gap of GH¢600m raises concerns
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.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
PAC demands Audit Service explain GH¢600m fumigation spending gap
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.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 11 September

Dafeamekpor accuses IMF of political bias against NDC
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.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 19 August

Legislative stalls and funding gaps weaken Ghana anti-corruption efforts
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.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 13 August

Northern Minister commends Audit Service's oversight of public funds
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.
13 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Thursday 2 July

President swears in Ghana's first female Auditor-General
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.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 1 July

Audit Service awarded 10 contracts to TRC Consult via single-source method
The Audit Service disclosed that it awarded 10 outsourced audit contracts to TRC Consult between January 2025 and the present through single-source procurement approved by the Public Procurement Authority. The contracts, covering audits of public institutions including GIDA, MIIF, the Ghana Tourism Authority, and the University of Ghana's WACCBIP project, had fees ranging from GH¢32,750 to GH¢291,000.
1 July 2026 · The Chronicle →

Monday 25 May

Forensic audit finds $40m in avoidable African Games costs
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.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 12 May

Public officials' oaths ring hollow amid corruption scandals
An opinion piece argues that Ghana's oath-taking ceremonies for public officials have lost meaning given decades of corruption, mismanagement, and theft of public funds, citing unrecovered judgment debts and scandals like GYEEDA and SADA.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →