In its 2019 and 2020 Audit Reports, the Auditor-General identified some persons as having been either engaged in or responsible for the illegal use of government funds.
OccupyGhana® says that it therefore wrote to the Auditor-General dated 9 September 2021 on the above subject matter, demanding that the Auditor-General forthwith issue disallowances and surcharges to all persons so identified.
“Unfortunately, we have not received any response from your office on this matter. If you have already taken action, please ignore this letter. But if you have not yet taken action, please do so immediately,” OccupyGhana® stated in a letter directed to the Auditor-General and copied the press yesterday.
The group OccupyGhana® has therefore cautioned that Auditor-General. The group is saying that if it does not hear from that office within the next seven (7) days on its measures to ‘disallow and surcharge’ individuals culpable of causing financial loss to the state, it will proceed with legal action including sending a petition to the Right To Information (RTI) Commission to provide information to them on Auditor-General’s compliance or otherwise with the mandatory provisions of the Constitution
The letter, dated 3rd February 2022, was also copied to the Executive Secretary, Right To Information Commission, Accra.
(Below, unedited, is the letter from OccupyGhana®”).
The Auditor-General
Office of the Auditor-General
Ministry Block ‘O’
P. O. Box M 96
Accra (GA-110-8787)
Dear Sir,
Re: DEMAND TO ISSUE DISALLOWANCES AND SURCHARGES
This is a letter to remind you of our earlier latter dated 9 September 2021 on the above subject matter, demanding that you forthwith issue disallowances and surcharges to all persons so identified as having been either engaged in or responsible for the illegal use of government funds in in your 2019 and 2020 Audit reports (copy of stamped receipt attached).
Unfortunately, we have not received any response from your office on this matter. If you have already taken action, please ignore this letter. But if you have not yet taken action, please do so immediately.
However, if we are not assured of any action being taken by your office on this action within the next seven (7) days, we will proceed with legal action including sending a petition to the Right To Information (RTI) Commission for you to provide information to us on your compliance or otherwise with the mandatory provisions of the Constitution and its demand that you disallow and surcharge the relevant persons with (i) any illegal expenditures, (ii) amounts not duly brought into account, and (iii) the amounts of all losses or deficiencies arising from negligence or misconduct.
Counting on your co-operation on this matter.
Yours in the service of God and Country
OccupyGhana®
CC.
The Executive Secretary
Right To Information Commission
Accra
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