NPP, NDC communicators demand action from Parliaments Public Accounts Committee
NPP Communications Director for the Navrongo Central Constituency, Daniel Kansake, said the PAC hearings appear to have little impact on curbing financial irregularities in public institutions.
Party communicators for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) have expressed disappointment over what they describe as the lack of tangible results following the annual sittings of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament.
Speaking on the Big Mike Breakfast Show on Monday October 6, the NPP Communications Director for the Navrongo Central Constituency, Daniel Kansake, said the PAC hearings appear to have little impact on curbing financial irregularities in public institutions.
“For me, I don’t really see the impact of the Public Accounts Committee because every year we keep having these issues. People come and sit there, and you just wonder why they are there.” Kansake said.
“The lack of action by political leaders is our major challenge. You look at a DCE, for example, sitting there unable to give any convincing explanation on how he has used public funds, yet we still give them the opportunity to continue.”
Kansake also questioned why state prosecuting agencies often fail to surcharge or prosecute individuals found culpable in the misuse of public funds, describing the trend as worrying.
On his part, the NDC Deputy Communications Officer for the Chiana-Paga Constituency, Denis Akworiwo, lamented the recurring nature of the issues highlighted during the PAC hearings, with little accountability or reform to show for them.
“This has been a perennial issue. Every year, we hear the same stories, but we do not see the results the public expects.” Akworiwo said.
“I don’t know if it’s a PR exercise the PAC is engaged in because, as a country, we can certainly do better than what we’ve been seeing over the years.”
He attributed the persistence of misappropriation of public funds to weak oversight from supervisory agencies that are mandated to ensure proper utilization of state resources.
Both communicators called for the strengthening of state institutions to enforce accountability laws and ensure that individuals who misuse public funds face the full rigors of the law, regardless of their political affiliation.
They emphasized that only decisive action and the political will to punish offenders will restore public confidence in the country’s financial management systems.
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