The Public Accounts Committee has referred management of the Ghana School of Law (GLS) to the Attorney General (AG) for prosecution due to alleged procurement breaches.
The Committee’s action follows issues captured in the Auditor General’s report
The report has revealed that the Law School procured various goods and services without obtaining the necessary approval from its board.
Aside from that, the school was accused of circumventing the sole sourcing procurement process.
The management of the school appeared before the Committee on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.
The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Freda Prempeh raised concerns over the infractions.
“The Auditors noticed that payments for the procurement of various goods and services, they did not obtain approval from the board, neither did they go through the three different sources.”
Responding, Acting Chief Accountant of the General Legal Council, Yusuf Osman said: “The suppliers were registered suppliers of Ghana School of Law, we had regularly engaged them in a number of transactions, at which point we complied with all the relevant procedures. Except in this instance, those additional invoices at the time of auditing were not attached to those transactions… We admit,” he said.
Chairman of the Committee reacting to the comments noted that the management of the school ought to be Prosecuted for these breaches.
“You are at fault, you have flouted the law, you have admitted and so, we will recommend you for prosecution.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
