The Auditor-General has recommended that the District Coordinating Director and the Finance Officer of the Sekyere Kumawu District Assembly restitute GH¢335,000 to the Assembly’s account.
These officers are reported to have spent the funds without proper documentation.
According to Section 52 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), a Principal Spending Officer must maintain adequate records of government property.
They are accountable for government property only if records indicate that the resources were consumed in the course of public business.
Contrary to this provision, the management of the Sekyere Kumawu District Assembly purchased fuel amounting to GH¢335,000 for activities related to the District Road Improvement Project (DRIP) but failed to document these expenditures in vehicle logbooks or provide an itinerary of the work done to justify the fuel purchases.
The management was also unable to provide any explanation for this oversight.
As a result, the Auditor-General could not confirm that the fuel purchased was used for the Assembly’s interests and has recommended that both the Coordinating Director and the Finance Officer refund the amount.
“We therefore recommended that the Coordinating Director and the Finance Officer involved should refund the total amount of GH¢335,000.00 into the Assembly account,” the A-G’s report intimated.
