PAC Orders OHCS to Refund GH¢175k in Audit Probe
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Office of the Head of the Civil Service (OHCS) to refund GH¢175,000 within 30 days into the recovery accounts of the Auditor-General (AG). This follows the OHCS’s failure to provide payment vouchers covering the said amount during the 2024 audit. During its sitting last Tuesday, the PAC, chaired by Abena Osei-Asare, emphasized that failure to provide documentation was a recurring issue in OHCS audits. She stressed the need for immediate reforms to ensure compliance and prevent future infractions. “Failure to show documentation runs through all the infractions you have been cited for,” Mrs. Osei-Asare said. The PAC insisted that the GH¢175,000 must be refunded, citing long-established accountability protocols, despite OHCS later presenting partial acquittals without the required supporting documents. The PAC session examined the 2024 Auditor-General’s Report, which flagged multiple […]