Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has challenged a CHF35.8 million reimbursement request submitted to the Treasury in reference to the deployment of 6,000 cops through the 2023 African Video games in Accra, after it was discovered that no supporting paperwork have been connected.
The committee raised the problem throughout its sitting on Monday (18 Might 2026) when officers from the Division of Sport and Recreation appeared to reply to the problems contained within the Auditor Basic’s report.
Rating Member Samuel Attah-Mills questioned how such quantities might be paid with out information to assist the expenditures.
“Throughout the African Video games, unsubstantiated claims amounting to GHF 35.8 million have been made towards simply 6,000 cops. In 2024, GH 35.8 million was spent on cops alone, and no documentation exists to assist this expenditure. How is that this attainable?” he requested.
Dr Kwaku Ofosu-Asare, Govt Chairman of the Native Organizing Committee (LOC) for the African Video games 2023, instructed the committee that whereas the police initially offered safety assist, the LOC was anticipated to offer a police response through the early phases of the Video games.
“Initially, the cops have been solely supposed to assist perform their safety duties. At first we have been additionally feeding them, however later they withdrew. Then, out of nowhere, on the finish of the occasion, they launched this invoice,” Dr. Ofosu Asare mentioned.
He added that he subsequently despatched a letter to police authorities requesting a breakdown of the quantity and its validity, however was unable to obtain a passable rationalization.
“I wrote to them to justify such an enormous sum of money, however they could not provide you with any justification,” he mentioned.
The Committee additionally expressed concern about one other CHF455,000 lodging invoice submitted to the Ministry of Sport in reference to the Video games. The members identified that no receipts, invoices or related paperwork have been connected to assist this declare.
Mr. Attamiruz additionally commented on repeated misconduct within the ministry.
“There was a time when the Ministry of Sports activities was altering ministers virtually yearly. In the event you nonetheless cannot perceive this duplication and irregularity, I do not perceive why solely ministers have to get replaced yearly,” he mentioned.
The minutes fashioned a part of the committee’s evaluation of the Auditor Basic’s particular audit report on the federal government’s excellent claims and commitments as of December 31, 2024.
The police deployment will cowl the interval from the beginning of the Video games on March 8, 2024 to the tip of the Video games on March 23, 2024.
