In 2017, the Economic and Organized Crime Organization (EOCO) appointed some private firms to conduct preliminary audits and advice EOCO on reports of corruption and malpractices in some state organizations. The reports had been channeled through the cabinet ad-hoc committee on investigations. This was in accordance with sections 14(3) of the EOCO Act of 2010.

The government did not spend $6.8 Million USD on the audits as has been deliberately and falsely put out. The UNDP only provided technical assistance to the office of the office Cordinating the audits. This is in accordance with sections 3(a) and 3(f) of the EOCO Act. The UNDP support technical support is part of their anti-corruption support and governance project and costs less than even $100,000. The mention of $6.8M USD is a total red herring aimed at diverting attention from the substantive findings of the audit and the genuine questions that persons found culpable have to answer.

EOCO having been advised has completed reports on some of the investigations while others are still under investigation. We hope the call to appointees of the former administration not to cooperate with investigations is not a pre-emptive attempt to escape accountability. Probity and accountability is a constitutional standard that appointees of the former administration should not be afraid of.

The Akufo-Addo administration will continue strengthening anti-corruption agencies as part of its efforts to hold people accountable and rid the Ghanaian system off corruption.

Respondents should be eager to provide answers to the substantive findings in the audit reports and not a PR exercise designed to obfuscate issues and avoid accountability.


source: ministry of information