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The Ghana Audit Service requires Auditor General Daniel Domelevo to repay an advance of $ 4,020 from foreign travel in 2018, which was not withdrawn.
In a letter signed by Edward Dua Agyemang, chairman of the Service on November 30, he said that available records from an investigation show that apart from the per diem given to Mr. Domelevo for a trip to the UK, he did not return the additional amount not used.
He wrote: “To guarantee the prudent use of the resources of the Service as provided in article 22 of the Audit Service Regulations of 2011 (CI 70), the Audit Service Board hired K and A accounting services to audit the travel abroad for senior management (Auditor-General and Assistant General Auditors).
“Since then, the auditors completed the audit and presented their report to the Board. Available records show that in March and April 2018 he traveled with George Swanzy Winful to London and The Hague, in addition to his total daily allowance of US $ 1,641.10, he also received an additional US $ 4,020.00 as an accounting advance. “
He added: “The audit report shows that he has not withdrawn the accounting advance. In accordance with the principle established by the Auditor General in his letter dated April 3, 2019 addressed to the late Mr. James Frempong (copy attached), you are accountable for the amount of US $ 4,020.00 that was delivered to you with receipts within two weeks from the date of receipt of this letter “.
But, undaunted, Domelevo said that the legality of such an audit of his trips abroad is in the Supreme Court.
Directed Mr. Dua Agyemang and the Board to read “Sections 2 (3) and 7 of the Public Finance Management Act 2016” and “will realize that the mandate that you and the Board intend to have under of the Audit Service Regulations of 2011 (CI 70) is that of the Chief Expense Officer, therefore, I am not responsible to you. That said, not even one pesewa has me pending for any advance or advance that I took for any of my trips “.
Domelevo also questioned why the Chairman of the Audit Service still remains as Chairman of the Board after the expiration of the Board’s term on October 11, 2020, contrary to Section 5 of the Audit Service Act 2000 (Law 584).
“Until he presents proof of his re-election in accordance with article 189 (1) and article 5 (1) of Law 584, I consider that he is acting ultra vires and I will treat him as such,” his answer concluded.
