Deputy Chief of Staff, Nana Oye Bampoe-Addo, has revealed that the government plans to revise the Internal Audit Agency Act to empower the Auditor-General to recover embezzled funds with interest.
She noted that the reform is part of the new administration's broader commitment to combating corruption and making it a high-risk undertaking for offenders.
Speaking at the launch of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)'s evaluation of the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP), the former Gender Minister admitted that despite the adoption of NACAP in 2015, corruption remains pervasive.
However, she expressed optimism that the passage of the Conduct of Public Officers Bill into law will significantly strengthen the fight against corruption. "Initiating legislation to prohibit political appointees and politically exposed persons, and all serving officials, from purchasing state assets.
