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The Minority in Parliament has accused the Audit Service of violating the law establishing the Auditor General’s office by failing to submit its 2019 report to Parliament, six months after the end of the year.
They blame the situation on President Akufo-Addo’s decision to order the attorney general, Daniel Domelevo, to proceed with his accumulated license.
Describing the situation as sad, Haruna Iddrisu reiterated that “we have reason to blame executive interference and intrusion that such a report for 2019 is not before parliament.”
Although the president, in June, justified his actions with articles 20 (1) and 31 of the 2003 Labor Law (Law 651), the decision received a massive reaction from some members of the public, including the country’s CSO Coalition. .
The act, according to the Coalition, threatens the independence of the Auditor General and downplays Ghana’s effort to combat corruption.
In the latest twist, minority leader Haruna Iddrisu has alleged that the directive and subsequent inability to present the report are part of the PNP government’s attempts to cover up corruption in the administration.
The Service, under the supervision of Daniel Domelevo, delivered its report of the Auditor General for fiscal year 2018 within the stipulated period. But the same cannot be said for this year in his absence, a fact that the MP considers suspicious.
“That is why you must understand that when an overzealous president asks an auditor general to go on leave, the consequence is that what he is obligated and obligated to do under the constitution – present the report on time to parliament – that constitutional right remains in breach, “he said.
According to the deputy from Tamale Sur, “this government is covering up to avoid the potential embarrassment of what will be revealed in the 2019 audited account.”
The Auditor General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, argued in July that he had been ordered to take his annual leave because his work embarrassed the government.
In a letter addressed to the president’s secretary, Nana Asante Bediatuo, he said the decision to order him off leave was not made in good faith.
But the Presidency has faced the claims.
The Chair asked Mr. Johnson Asiedu to act in the place of Mr. Domelevo, but the new appointments in the absence of the substantive head raise questions about the situation in the Service following the resumption of Mr. Domelevo.
Another concern cited by a portion of the public has to do with whether or not Mr. Akuamoah Asiedu will return to his original position as Deputy Auditor General and whether or not Mr. Domelovo will return from his compulsory license.
In August 2020, the Ghana Audit Service promoted Lawrence Ayagiba to the position of the new Deputy Auditor General.
A memorandum signed by the office of Acting Auditor General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu also indicated the appointment of Vera Quarshie as Deputy Auditor General.
