The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has given the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) internal auditor, Ridwan Kokroko, a two-week ultimatum to its internal auditor to provide details of an amount of GH¢110,000 of revenue that is not accounted for.
The Auditor General’s report has disclosed that six revenue collectors of the AMA failed to lodge an amount of GH¢151,000 into the assembly’s account.
In responding to this, the AMA claimed that part of the funds had been retrieved, with an amount of GH¢110,000 still missing.
The chairman of the committee, James Klutse Avedzi, criticised the AMA over the issue, stressing that the negligence of the internal auditor is to blame for the situation.
He therefore issued a two-week ultimatum for him to provide a receipt of the money in two weeks or a refund would be made.
“Don’t think that this committee doesn’t know anything. You are not doing your work as an auditor. You are not! I don’t believe that an officer is not well, and for that matter, the file cannot be retrieved.
“We are giving you two weeks to go and locate the file and show it to the auditors to ensure that lodgement had been made for these GH¢110,000 and if you fail, we will make you pay the money.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
