Today, September 5, 2022, a number of civil society organizations are holding a protest to call for accountability on the Auditor-findings. General’s
Numerous governmental agencies and public institutions were named in the Auditor-report General’s as having large sums of money that were plundered and unaccounted for.
The group contends that the Auditor must make sure that these institutions receive the appropriate punishments while also calling for the return of the relevant cash.
The demonstrators have picketed at the Auditor General’s department to make their demands known.
Wielding placards with inscriptions such as “Hold public officials accountable”, “We are bleeding”, “Protect Wona Money” among others, the demonstrators are calling on the AG to act fast.
The lead members of the group, Dr. Kojo Asante of the Centre for Democratic Development and Edem Senanu, who is Chairman of advocates for Christ Ghana told journalists that if the AG is able to able to recover the monies lost as reported in his report from 2019, 2020 and 2021, Ghana will have no need to go to the IMF for a financial bailout.
