Covid funds: Ofori-Atta's presentation does not end the matter - Amaliba | 3NEWS.com

In is view, the Finance Minister accounted for how the funds were spent.

Mr Bagbin said after the debate on the Finance Minister’s presentation that “The directive is for the Committee on Finance, supported by the Committee on Health to investigate and inquire further into the application and utilization of all the revenues received, referred to as Covid-19 fund and to report to the House.

Explaining how the funds were spent, the Finance Minister told Parliament that in the area of free water and electricity for lifeline consumers, for instance, that an amount of “¢200m was made available for free water and electricity for lifeline consumers, out of this, ¢143m utilized.”

Commenting on the presentation, Member of Parliament Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Casiel Ato Forson said the Finance Minister cannot be the only one accounting for the funds.

“We cannot sit here and say that the Minister of Finance should be the only one accounting for the Covid amounts

The Minister responsible for Finance is only a conduit of releasing the money but the money we spent at the various at the MDAs, and that is why Mr Speaker, I call on you to set up an ad hoc committee so that we can bring the various heads of the MDAs that spent the money to account for this in detail,” he said on the floor.

Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo Markin also said it is needless to set up a committee to look into it because the Finance Minister has provided the answers.