News:
August 24, 2018
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi has hinted that Heads of Government Departments and Agencies who failed to ensure that fuel purchases are entered into the log books and cited in the Auditor General’s report will be surcharged hence forth.
According to him, the excuses being cited for failure to enter such purchases have become too rampant some of which are cock and bull stories.
Mr Avedzi gave the hint when some government agencies appeared before the Committee to respond to infractions raised against them in the 2016 Auditor General’s report.
On recurrent infraction in the Auditor General’s report has been the lack of records on fuel purchases which are supposed to be entered into log books placed in each government vehicles.
The absence of log books means the fuel purchases might not be used for official government duties.
Surcharging heads of institutions enforceable by the Attorney General is expected to inject some level of supervisory efficiency in the public sector.
By Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com