A member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Akwasi Konadu, has assured the public that there will be no conflict of interest when the committee begins hearings into the audit report detailing suspected irregularities, falsified records, and questionable payment claims amounting to GH¢68.7 billion. The assurance follows concerns that the current PAC chair, Abena Osei-Asare, a former Deputy Finance Minister, could face a conflict of interest when examining matters related to the previous administration. Speaking on Joy FM’s Midday News on Wednesday, March 11, Konadu explained that Parliament has established procedures to address such situations. Whenever we are considering reports emanating from a government, any person associated with that government will not chair the committee. This is standard parliamentary procedure to ensure impartiality. So, Madam Osei-Asare will recuse herself when the committee examines matters relating to the previous administration,” he said. He add...