News:
August 8, 2017
Chairman of the Public Account Committee of Parliament, Dr. James Klutse Avedzi says all is set for the Committee to start its second public hearing this year, starting Monday the 7th of August 2017.
He also disclosed in an interview with Ghanamps.com that the hearing will last for two weeks.
He noted that the Speaker of Parliament has referred a lot of reports from the Auditor General to the committee that need to be worked on, which touches on performance audit report.
Foreign Exchange receipt of the Bank of Ghana’s first half report for 2016 will be looked at, State Cooperation’s, Ministries Agencies Department and the Consolidated Account of the Republic will be looked at, he noted.
In addition government institutions such as the Health Ministry and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) are expected to appear before the Committee to answer queries captured in the 2015 Auditor General’s Report as well as performance Audit Reports.
Also reports on disposal of government vehicles by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Health and performance report on drug use in Ghana by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA).
As to whether there will be an extension on the two weeks, Chairman of the Committee noted, “it is likely looking at the volume of work to be done”.
He further stated that, the Committee is working on holding a public hearing before the year ends on recoveries made so far as far as the committee is concerned.
By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com