Enforce laws on Auditor-General's reports-OccupyGhana to Government

Pressure group OccupyGhana has sharply criticized the government’s recent high-level meeting on improving enforcement of findings from the Auditor-General’s reports, describing it as yet another empty exercise that risks producing “little to no results.”

In a statement issued on Monday, October 20, the group acknowledged the engagement between the President, Chief Justice, Attorney-General, and Auditor-General but insisted that Ghana does not need further deliberations—“it needs enforcement of the law.”

OccupyGhana reminded the public of its landmark 2016 legal intervention that led to the 2017 Supreme Court ruling compelling the Auditor-General to disallow illegal public expenditures, and Surcharge officials responsible with the Attorney-General required to enforce compliance through prosecutions.

However, the group asserts that both constitutional and judicial directives have since been ignored:

The statement cited the tenure of former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo, during which 112 surcharge certificates were issued, resulting in the recovery of GH¢67.3 million between June 2017 and November 2018

These gains, according to the group, positioned Ghana as a global model for proactive financial accountability.

Since Domelevo’s departure, however, no public disallowances or surcharges have been reported, and no funds are known to have been recovered.

The group also questioned the government’s proposed designation of special courts to adjudicate auditor-general-related infractions, noting that similar courts already exist but have “failed to deliver results.”

OccupyGhana called for immediate, coordinated action involving all arms of accountability.