The arrest of the two finance officers of the Sefwi Akontombra District Assembly at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) should not be seen as a nine day wonder.
The Ranking Member of PAC, Kofi Okyere Agyekum has said on Adom FM’s morning show ‘Dwaso Nsem’ Tuesday.
Mr Agyekum has served notice that the committee will continue to cause the arrests of officials who go contrary to the laws of the country as far as the country’s finances are concerned.
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He explained the committee’s action on Monday, saying it was meant to serve as deterrent to others who break the .
“A lot of people are of the conviction that government officials are set free after committing different kinds of crimes but we want Ghanaians to know that the arrest of these officials will not be a nine day wonder and they would be punished appropriately,” he said.
Schooling Ghanaians on the works of the committee, Mr Agyekum who is also the MP for Fantekwa South said their work was to ensure that every institution spent government money wisely.
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According to him, the two government officials committed obvious crimes by presenting false documents, which was why they were arrested.
He added that their job as a committee was not to prosecute officials since there institutions mandated to discharge that duty, saying he believed that causing the arrest of the officials was the best thing the committee did.
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Isaac Akowuah and James Essilfie, who were sent to the Parliament Police Station, were accused of attempting to deceive the Committee during a hearing on Monday, 20 January 2020.
The Chairman of the Committee, who was unimpressed with what he believed was a deliberate attempt by the finance officers to keep some payment vouchers from the Committee said the two were in contempt of the Committee.
Listen to the PAC official in audio above
Source: Adomonline.com | Dorcas Abedu-Kennedy
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