The Auditor-General has recommended that Mr Mustapha and two other individuals be sanctioned in accordance with Section 92 of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) as amended.
According to Section 92 (1), “A person who contravenes a provision of this Act commits an offence and where a penalty is not provided for the offence, that person is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred penalty units or a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both the fine and the imprisonment.”
Under Ghanaian financial law, surcharged individuals must either refund the disallowed amounts or challenge the decision through the appropriate legal channels.
The Auditor-General’s report on the 2023 African Games highlighted several financial irregularities, including alleged overpricing and questionable payments.
According to the findings, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) awarded JDK Travel and Tours a lump-sum contract of GHS 3,164,828.75 for the branding and de-branding of vehicles.
However, market benchmarking indicated that these services should have cost approximately GHS 1,161,707, resulting in an alleged overpricing margin of GHS 2,003,121.75.
The report also flagged a payment of GHS 4,493,548.68 to Messrs Delovely Company Ltd for sports equipment.
The audit review confirmed that table tennis, badminton and handball equipment valued at US$206,044.15 was never supplied.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana