Pressure group OccupyGhana has taken a swipe at Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame for claiming that the publication of the Auditor General’s report before deliberations by parliament was unconstitutional.
The group in its statement “subjecting any function of the Auditor-General to parliamentary approval is in blatant conflict with the form and substance of his constitutionally-protected and independent mandate”.
The group argued that there was nothing in the constitution that restricts the Auditor General from publishing its report for Ghanaians to know what it contains after the same to parliament.
“Although the Auditor-General has to complete his audit and submit it to Parliament, there is nothing in the Constitution that restricts also publishing the reports so that ‘We The People’ will know what has happened to and 3. with our money.” ;
It added “We have seen and read a copy of your letter to the Auditor General dated 7th February 2023 on the above matter, the contents of which are most alarming, as they fly directly in the face of express constitutional provisions and Supreme Court pronouncements.
“The Auditor-General’s power to disallow and surcharge is independent of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee process, which Parliament may only invoke ‘where necessary;’ and The issues raised in your letter have formed part of the proceedings before the Supreme Court and have already been decided.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
