The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, is championing a private member's bill to require Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), as well as local government units, to provide certified development plans before accessing public funds.
Oppong Nkrumah, also Ranking Member for the Economy and Development Committee of Parliament, believes the legislative move will strengthen fiscal discipline and national development alignment.
The Public Financial Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025 seeks to amend the existing Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), by making it illegal for the Ministry of Finance, the Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), or any other statutory fund manager to approve the release of funds-whether from the Consolidated Fund, Internally Generated Funds (IGFs), or statutory allocations-to entities that lack a certified medium-term development plan.
Social and public policy advocate, Oliver Barker-Vormawor believes the proposal is a fantastic one and took to Facebook to commend Oppong Nkrumah. "This is an interesting piece of legislative proposal.
