Fifteen Assemblies in the Western and Western North regions have been cited for cash irregularities in the 2018 Auditor-General’s (AG) report for disbursing a total of GH¢1,870,842.91 from various accounts including the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) with unsupported payments.
The report explained that Regulations 39 of the Financial Administration Regulation(FAR) 2004, LI1802 required that heads of accounts sections of the department shall control the disbursement of funds and ensure that transactions are properly authenticated to show that amounts are due and payable.
However, the AG reported that the 15 assemblies disbursed GH¢1, 870,842.91 on goods and services, but failed to substantiate the payments with supporting documents such as receipts, invoices and programme reports.
“Poor supervision on the part of Coordinating Directors and Finance Officer to ensure that these relevant documents were obtained before payments were made accounted for the lapses. These cast doubts over the judicious use of funds as they could lead to misappropriation and misapplication of public funds”.
“We recommend that the respective Coordinating Directors and Finance Officers should refund the amount involved,” the AG stated.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
