The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has pledged strict oversight of public expenditure in 2024, vowing to safeguard state resources and strengthen citizens' confidence in financial administration.
At its first sitting on the 2024 Auditor-General's Report, Chairperson Abena Osei-Asare said the committee would build on the foundation laid by its predecessors. "We are determined not only to raise the bar, but to strengthen oversight and demand greater consequences for mismanagement of public funds," she stated.
She emphasised that recommendations adopted by Parliament would be binding on ministries, departments and agencies, with the Attorney-General called in where necessary to enforce compliance.
The committee also directed the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to recover GH¢54,665 from a former staff member, Dr Kennedy Osei, who resigned just eight months after returning from a fully sponsored PhD programme in Australia.
