By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ordered the immediate arrest of the Northern Regional Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA) for squandering an amount of GH¢160,000 belonging to the state.
According to the documents available, the Northern Regional NSA Boss failed to lodge a cash amount totaling GH¢160,000 an amount generated internally into the designated Consolidated Fund Transit account of the Authority.
The 2022 Auditor General’s report cites the Northern Regional Management of the Sports Authority for spending the money in contravention of the Public Financial Management Regulations, 2019.
However, the Regional Director failed to appear before PAC on Monday, February 5, 2024, sitting to explain the action, leading the chairman of the committee to order his arrest.
“We are directing that the regional director and accountant of the Northern region should be picked up immediately by the police.
You were invited to appear before Parliament, and you refused, knowing very well that you had squandered over GH¢160,000 and you thought you would go scout free.” The chairman of the committee retorted.
