The Auditor-General, Mr Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has been told that it is not enough to report infractions if appropriate constitutional sanctions are not meted out.
Members of the Coalition for Democratic Accountability and and Inclusive Governance are asking him to implement the Supreme Court ruling to disallow and surcharge audit infractions captured in the report.
It’s not enough to report infractions if appropriate constitutional sanctions are not meted out. It’s a #REDMONDAY. @webecitizens @KojoPumpuni @PNAfricawatch @GACC_GHANA @GhanaPresidency @STARGhana #TheFightAgainstCorruption pic.twitter.com/2IVrjO9EtT
— Ghana Integrity Initiative (@GhanaIntegrity) September 5, 2022
The group is picketing the area outside the Office of the Auditor-General at Ministries Block O, Liberia Road, Accra today Monday September 5, to that effect.
All set for the #REDMONDAY as @webecitizens pickets the Auditor General to disallow and surcharge audit infractions. #WeBeCitizens #TheFightAgainstCorruption @GhanaPresidency @GhanaAudit @GhanaRevenue @PNAfricawatch pic.twitter.com/NvLqdaX71S
— Ghana Integrity Initiative (@GhanaIntegrity) September 5, 2022
A private legal practitioner Mr Gordon Edudzi Tameklo also said the failure of the Auditor General to do so is contempt of the apex court.
He stated the Supreme Court has earlier ruled that the Auditor-General should surcharge persons engaged in infractions as captured in the report but over the past two years, that has not been done.
“He has adopted the posture of Pontius Pilate and has washed his hands off the findings,” Mr Tameklo said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday 3.
He added “His failure to disallow and surcharge is contemptuous of the Supreme Court and you know that if you violate the Supreme Court order you can be removed from office.”
By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana
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