Attorney Akoto Ampaw has criticized Auditor General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu for not bringing criminal charges against those who his office determined violated the laws at the various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
According to the attorney, Akuamoah Asiedu’s reluctance to bring charges against such individuals constitutes a breach of his duty and a violation of the Ghanaian Constitution of 1992, according to assaseradio.com.
He continued by saying that if the Auditor General is unable to perform his duties, he should step down and be replaced by someone who is willing to hold dishonest authorities accountable.
“The Auditor General must first perform his duties; if he is not performing his duties, resignation is a possibility.
“But for now, he has to be made to do his job and it is important that we do not allow him to pass the buck to other institutions. He has a clear constitutional mandate to disallow and surcharge.
“And all we are saying is that he should carry out his constitutional mandate,†Ampaw said. “If he thinks he cannot do it, he should just humbly resign, so that the people of Ghana through the President will appoint someone who is ready and able,†he is quoted to have told Asaase radio on the sidelines of a protest by the Coalition for Democratic Accountability and Inclusive Governance.
The coalition organised the protest to register their displeasure with the Auditor General’s refusal to disallow and surcharge for the various financial irregularities uncovered in its reports since 2019.
Other prominent members of the Coalition who joined Monday’s protest include lawyer Samson Ayenini, lawyer Martin Kpebu, Kofi Asare of Africa Education Watch, Nana Ama Agyemang Asante, Edem Senanu and Akwasi Pumpuni and Kofi Bentil.