Kofi Ahovi

  Auditor-General has revealed that GH¢20 million was paid as mobilisation funds for the construction of a Parliamentary Service Hospital, despite no work being done on the project. The payment was made on December 31, 2024, under the administration of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, according to findings presented to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee. The contract for the project was signed by former Minister of Health Bernard Okoe Boye. Appearing before the committee on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, the Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund, Michael Yamson, said the project has stalled due to a change in location from the parliamentary precincts to the National Security premises. Between the Government, specifically, the Ministry of Health, and Sienna Services, for the construction of a specialised hospital for Parliament, an agreement was reached to pay 15% mobilisation of GH¢108 million, out of which GH¢20 million was paid,” he said. “We have writt...

  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...