PAC disappointed by Agric Ministry’s failure to present key witnesses in GH¢69bn special audit inquiry

The Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Abena Osei-Asare, has expressed disappointment with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture over its failure to present key witnesses for further questioning in a special audit inquiry into GH¢69 billion in outstanding government claims and commitments.

PAC insists on further explanations Mrs Osei-Asare said the committee’s request for additional information was necessary to ensure that the issues raised in the special audit report were properly examined before its work could be concluded.

Inquiry into outstanding government claims The committee’s inquiry centres on a special audit into GH¢69 billion in outstanding government claims and commitments, with members seeking further clarification from the Ministry and other individuals cited in the report.