The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Attorney General (AG), Godfred Yeboah Dame, to withdraw his letter to the Auditor-General (A-G) over the publication of the Covid-19 audit report on its website.
According to the NDC, it is the Auditor-General’s duty to publish the Covid-19 report, which is precisely what he has done.
This follows the Attorney General’s letter to the Auditor-General dated February 7, describing the publication of the report as premature.
The AG also argued it was unconstitutional for the report to be published before Parliament could debate it and must be removed from the website.
However, the opposition NDC has fired back.
In a statement, the National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, said it must be condemned and described it as an “ungodly interference and intrusion into the mandate of the Auditor-General by someone who ought to know better.”
The NDC reminded the Attorney General that Article 187(7)(a) of the 1992 Constitution guarantees the independence of the Auditor-General.
“It explicitly provides that the Auditor-General, in the performance of his duties, is not subject to the direction or control of any person or authority.
“We can appreciate the discomfiture of Godfred Dame, given that as the principal legal advisor to the corrupt Akufo-Addo/Bawumia Government, he is obviously worried by the putrefying rot that has been uncovered by the Auditor-General regarding how COVID-19 funds were grossly misused by functionaries of the government.
“However, we cannot help the fears of the Attorney-General who has to be reminded in very clear terms that the Auditor-General’s fidelity is to the laws of this country and not him,” the statement read.
The NDC said they believe the Auditor General deserves commendation for faithfully discharging his duties and not condemnation.
To them, only a corrupt government with a penchant for whitewashing acts of thievery will be worried about the publication of Audit Reports.
WITHDRAW YOUR UNCONSTITUTIONAL LETTER TO THE AUDITOR-GENERAL – NDC TO ATTORNEY GENERAL, GODFRED DAME. pic.twitter.com/GaSLTJWEOr
— Sammy Gyamfi (@SammyGyamfi_) February 10, 2023
