The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has sharply criticized the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and given its internal auditor, Ridwan Kokroko, a two-week deadline to account for GH¢110,000 of missing revenue.
The Auditor-General’s report revealed that six revenue collectors at the AMA failed to deposit GH¢151,000 into the assembly’s account. AMA officials responded that a portion of the funds had been recovered, but GH¢110,000 remains unaccounted for.
Committee chairman James Klutse Avedzi attributed the situation to the internal auditor’s negligence and stressed that Kokroko must provide a receipt of the funds within two weeks, or he will be required to refund the money.
“Don’t think that this committee doesn’t know anything. You are not doing your work as an auditor. You are not! I don’t believe that an officer is not well, and for that matter, the file cannot be retrieved.
“We are giving you two weeks to go and locate the file and show it to the auditors to ensure that lodgement had been made for these GH¢110,000 and if you fail, we will make you pay the money.”
