I have seen certain individuals within the NDC throw out a report alleged to have been the Auditor General’s report which raised an issue faulting certain travels by the Chief Justice and her spouse.
We are being told that the said report actually formed the basis upon which a primafacie determination was made against the Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana.
We know as a matter of fact that the Auditor General’s reports are grouped into (1) Statutory Audit (2) Performance Audit and (3) Compliance Audit.
Every proper Auditor General’s Report either captures any of the above as stated above supra informs the content of every report from the Auditor General.
If an Auditor General’s Report properly so described faults or red flags an item of expenditure as we are being told was the case of the travels of the CJ, it does so by referencing a law the item of expenditure has breached for which reason same has been red-flagged in the said excerpts of the report.
The laws which guide the Auditor General in auditing the Public Accounts of Ghana are, Financial Administration Regulation LI 1802, The Financial Management Act, as well as the Criminal and Other Offenses Act,.
In fact, it is important to understand that, on matters of financial administration pursuant to any of the Audit where the Auditor General expresses an opinion particularly in respect of the fact that an item of expenditure goes contrary to law, the requirements of every proper Audit in accordance with International Auditing Standards is that, the specific law which the item of expenditure sinned against must be provided in the report as a basis for disallowance [red flag] of the said item provided for by Article 187 of the constitution of the Republic.
So far, the report flying on our airwaves has not in its content provided any law the said expenditure is alleged to have sinned against. The said material being bandied in the air can certainly not be an Auditor General’s Report.
It is for this reason that, as we speak, we are not even told the very law the CJ is alleged to have breached particularly with regard to the travel issues.
We are also told that Mr. Domelevo has been appointed as a member of the committee because the issue touches on Audit. Mr Daniel Domelevo? The one who is on record to have altered his birth certificate as an Auditor General?
This is the same Auditor General who disallowed an item of expenditure and surcharged Zoomlion in respect of monies paid to the company by the NHIS. Zoomlion went to the High court to challenge the basis of the disallowance and surcharge. The court ruled against the said surcharge and disallowance. The High Court held that, Domelevo could not establish the issue of fraud against Zoomlion for which reason the item of expenditure was disallowed and surcharged with the individuals.
In fact, when he surcharged Kroll and Associates Expenditure, the basis upon which same was done was challenged.
It is important to note that by law, he was required within fourteen days to provide the particulars of the said certificate of surcharge and disallowance. He failed to do that. Lawyers for Zoomlion led by Ofoso Buabeng nailed him in court.
The bizarre we saw was a refusal by Domelevo to act in accordance with provisions of the law.
When he appeared before the court, he couldn’t justify the basis of his actions.
The court accordingly set aside the said certificate. He was also cited for contempt for refusing to comply with the said directives of the law on surcharge and disallowance.
Our beautiful democracy is under attack by Mr. Mahama and his government. We must all wake up and protect the constitution of the Republic of Ghana.
WMN.