The Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Hon. Kwabena Duffuor, has lauded Ghana Audit Service for providing reports that have been very helpful in addressing administrative challenges and improving good governance in government.

This include  the extent  to which government  programmes have achieved  their intended  purposes, the  management of funds,

compliance to policy and legislation, and the availability of adequate  procedures and internal  controls to manage risks.

He explained that, frequent auditing of public institutions and agencies, is an indispensable mechanism for achieving transparency on how public funds have been used and what value was obtained from the use of such funds.

According to him, the growing fiscal deficits, and their resultant debt and debt-servicing costs in many developing countries, have however, created the uneasy feeling that, managing public resources is a herculean task.

He said the recognition of the inadequacies of the conventional approaches to managing public resources has contributed to the emergence of a new approach that places emphasis on good governance and accountability.

Dr. Duffuor indicated that, the objective of this approach is to have an effective government, a responsible government, and a responsive government.

 He called on the citizenry to hold government accountable on its policies, programmes, resource management, and service delivery.

Mr. Duffuor noted that, the Ghana Audit Service has been the institution whose work focuses on good governance and accountability in the public sector.

The Auditor General, Mr. Richard Q. Quartey, said the Audit Service of Ghana has played an important role in public sector financial management from the colonial era through the time of self-rule, political independence and attainment of the republican status.

“We want to change the perception that the public auditor is a witch-hunter, an enemy or someone who comes to government establishments simply to find fault and cause problems for anyone” he emphasised.

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