• Advertise with Us
  • About Us
Thursday, September 28, 2023
  • Login
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Business
  • General News
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Africa
  • World
  • Health
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Business
  • General News
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Africa
  • World
  • Health
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics

Expedite public hearing on Special Audit Report into COVID-19 expenditures – NDC to PAC

admin by admin
February 8, 2023
in Politics
0
Expedite public hearing on Special Audit Report into COVID-19 expenditures – NDC to PAC
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare on Telegram

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) to expedite its public hearings on the Special Audit Report into COVID-19 expenditures.

It suggested that the hearing should be televised live for the Ghanaian public to follow and be apprised of how the government expended COVID-19 funds.

READ ALSO

Breaking: I will Contest 2024 As Independent Candidate-Alan Kyeremanten

Former Bantama MP Okyem Aboagye is Dead

This comes following the report of the Auditor-General on a special audit conducted by his office into the COVID-19 expenditures of the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government for the period, March 2020 to June 2022.

The Auditor-General’s report revealed that, by the kind courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ghana benefitted immensely from unprecedented inflow of funds from various sources, such as the World Bank, the International Monitory Fund, the Africa Development Bank, the European Union, the Contingency Fund and the sale of BOG-COVID-19 Bonds among others.

These funds, the report estimates to amount to a total of Twenty-One Billion, Eight-hundred and forty-four million, One-hundred and eighty-nine thousand, one-hundred and eighty-five Ghana Cedis, twenty-four pesewas (GHS 21,844,189,185.24).

This amount excludes other COVID-related funds such as the $1 Billion facility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), being Ghana’s share of the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to boost post-COVID economic recovery of member countries.

The Auditor-General’s estimate also excludes the over GHS62 million that accrued to the COVID-19 Trust Fund which was established by an Act of Parliament to help mobilize funds to complement government’s fight against the pandemic.

These notwithstanding, the report observed that out of the total amount of GHS21.8 billion that accrued to the Government of Ghana, only GHS11, 750,683,059.11 was spent on COVID-19 activities, while the rest of the money (precisely GHS10, 093,506,126.13) was spent on so-called “budget support”.

Speaking at a press briefing held on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, the National Communications Officer for NDC, Sammy Gyamfi ESQ, said,”The animal call “budget support” as we would later realize, was the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government’s euphemism for their reckless and wasteful election-driven expenses which resulted in an unprecedented budget deficit of 15.7% in the year 2020.”

Sammy Gyamfi noted that the Auditor-General’s report details how the Ministry of Health paid a total of US$120,192,379.80 to UNICEF for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines but only received vaccines valued at US$38,322,000.00, with a whopping $81.8 million of the transaction unaccounted for.

That, he said raises serious concerns, given the history of the current Minister of Health, under whose watch Ghana entered into the dubious Sputnik V vaccine contract and paid a colossal amount of money for vaccines which were never supplied.

“It would be recalled how the government of Ghana, led by the Health Minister, Kweku Agyemang Menu, chose to pay $19 per dose of Sputnik V vaccine through a phony middleman called Sheik Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum of the UAE, when Ghana could have easily bought these vaccines directly from the Russian government at a unit cost of $10 or less. Fellow countrymen and women, we in the NDC are very concerned, that despite the dire economic crises confronting the nation, the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government has neglected and/or failed to retrieve the outstanding amount of $81.8 million, which could have been channeled into other developmental ventures to ameliorate the plight of suffering Ghanaians,” he said.

The NDC therefore urged Parliament to compel the Auditor-General to exercise his power of surcharge and disallowance to retrieve all COVID-19 funds that have been misapplied or misused through various infractions and veritable acts of criminality.

The NDC then called on the Special Prosecutor to investigate all Ministers and public officials who have been cited in the report for wrongdoing and bring them to book.

“President Akufo-Addo must immediately fire the Minister of Finance, his Health Minister, Kweku Agyemang Menu, the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company and all other officials who have been cited in the report for violating the laws of the country in their expenditure of COVID-19 funds,” the DC stated.

Ghana| Atinkaonline.com| Porcia Oforiwaa Ofori

Related Posts

Breaking: I will Contest 2024 As Independent Candidate-Alan Kyeremanten
Politics

Breaking: I will Contest 2024 As Independent Candidate-Alan Kyeremanten

September 25, 2023
Former Bantama MP Okyem Aboagye is Dead
Politics

Former Bantama MP Okyem Aboagye is Dead

September 23, 2023
OccupyJulorbiHouse: Protesters Defy Police Orders and March on
Politics

OccupyJulorbiHouse: Protesters Defy Police Orders and March on

September 23, 2023
Lands Commission Changes All Frontline Staff at CSAU to ensure Transparency and Efficiency
General News

Lands Commission Changes All Frontline Staff at CSAU to ensure Transparency and Efficiency

September 19, 2023
Police Arrest 2 NPP Thugs Over Attack on NDC Members at Okaikoi North Registration centre
Politics

Police Arrest 2 NPP Thugs Over Attack on NDC Members at Okaikoi North Registration centre

September 17, 2023
MOFAD, Fisheries Commission Sign “PAUSE” Moratorium to Control Declining Fish Stock
General News

MOFAD, Fisheries Commission Sign “PAUSE” Moratorium to Control Declining Fish Stock

September 15, 2023
Next Post
I’ve left my former party, UFP – Odike

I’ve left my former party, UFP – Odike

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

EDITOR'S PICK

  • All
  • Politics
Police Finally Arrest Inspector “Tycoon” who Killed Girl Friend

Police Finally Arrest Inspector “Tycoon” who Killed Girl Friend

April 23, 2023
Wide-ranging reforms will aid Africa’s sustainable recovery – Antonio Pedro

Wide-ranging reforms will aid Africa’s sustainable recovery – Antonio Pedro

February 8, 2023
Youth of Ablekuma Central Pay and Pick Forms for Former MP to Contest the NPP Primaries

Youth of Ablekuma Central Pay and Pick Forms for Former MP to Contest the NPP Primaries

July 29, 2023
Communication Specialist, Francis Abirigo files to contest Chiana-Paga Primaries

Communication Specialist, Francis Abirigo files to contest Chiana-Paga Primaries

March 24, 2023

About SenaRadio Online

SenaRadio Online is a Private News Portal based in capital of Ghana, Accra established in the year 2019.

SenaRadioonline.com is Ghana's leading news website that delivers high quality innovative, alternative news that challenges the status quo.

Follow us

Categories

  • Africa
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • General News
  • Health
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Uncategorized
  • World

Recent Posts

  • Breaking: I will Contest 2024 As Independent Candidate-Alan Kyeremanten
  • Exposé: Gov’t Dishing out GH¢300 million for McDan’s salt Business…But Nagging Questions Raised.
  • Former Bantama MP Okyem Aboagye is Dead
  • OccupyJulorbiHouse: Protesters Defy Police Orders and March on

Gallery

© 2023 Sena Radio Online -All Rights Reserved Site Powered by CodeArthur

  • Contact Us
  • Advertise with Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Business
  • General News
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Africa
  • World
  • Health

© 2023 Sena Radio Online -All Rights Reserved Site Powered by CodeArthur

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In