The Minority in Parliament is raising fresh concerns about what they describe as a troubling pattern of interference with statutory funds, accusing the Ministry of Finance and the Controller and Accountant-General of unlawfully withdrawing GH₵1.4 billion from the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) account at the Bank of Ghana.
Addressing the Parliamentary Press Corps on Thursday, November 13, 2025, Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh alleged that Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and Controller Kwasi Agyei orchestrated the removal of the funds in breach of the Constitution.
According to him, the GH₵1.4 billion “sweep” occurred on November 11 and 12, shortly after the Controller had released statutory allocations to the DACF on November 4.
“On November 4, the Controller paid the money into the DACF account. Then on November 11, they blocked the transfer. On November 12, they swept the entire account. The amount involved is GH₵1.4 billion,” Annoh-Dompreh told journalists.
He claimed the latest withdrawal adds to a previous GH₵11.3 million allegedly taken from the account between February and April this year, actions he described as unlawful and detrimental to development at the district level.
Quoting a Supreme Court ruling, the Minority insists that DACF disbursements are constitutional obligations and therefore cannot be withheld, redirected, or reallocated at the discretion of the Minister or the Controller.
“The Finance Minister and the Controller have no authority to micromanage or reassign these funds. The law is clear. Yet, they continue to interfere with the Common Fund, starving Assemblies of the resources they need to function,” he added.
The Minority is demanding immediate presidential intervention and has given the government until Tuesday, November 18, to restore the full amount to the DACF account.
They warn that continued interference with the Fund undermines local governance, disrupts development projects, and erodes public trust in state financial institutions.
