A GH¢19 million regional workplace block for the Audit Service has been inaugurated in Cape Coast.
The Central Regional Minister, Justina Marigold Assan, inaugurated the power on behalf of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
He stated infrastructural growth was not nearly buildings, however about fortifying the very basis of our nation’s audit system for strengthening the rules of transparency, accountability and good governance.
“By strengthening the regional and district buildings of the audit service, we’re enhancing its capability to fulfil its constitutional mandate extra successfully guaranteeing that public assets are managed with the best ranges of integrity,” he acknowledged.
The President added that to assist the essential work of the Audit Service, the federal government had persistently ensured that the Auditor Common acquired its justifiable share of budgetary allocations resulting in the completion of some stalled infrastructural tasks.
Notable amongst such infrastructure, he stated, included the Kumasi and Tamale regional places of work and district places of work in Agona, Winneba, Tumu and Kete Krachi which have been presently absolutely operational serving the wants of the service.
President Akufo-Addo stated places of work of the Audit Service at Obuasi, Agona Swedru, Debiw and Akropong had seen vital renovation and counseled the administration of the service for the efforts including the services have been a beacon of the Audit Service’s enduring dedication to upholding the rules of transparency, accountability and good governance.
The workplace is certainly one of three regional services, the 2 others, that are in Koforidua and Ho, are to enhance the infrastructural deficit for the service.
Nonetheless, the President stated procurement processes encountered vital bureaucratic delays which regrettably led to a rise in development prices and necessitated the discount within the variety of places of work from 25 to 19.
President Akufo-Addo stated the German authorities, nonetheless, in the course of the 2020 Ghana-Germany intergovernmental negotiations dedicated an extra €11.5 million to the venture, enabling the service to assessment the infrastructure growth agenda to incorporate an extra six regional and 6 district places of work.
The Performing Head of Cooperation on the German Embassy, Franziska Jebens, stated the implementation of the venture started in 2018 with the design of all 19 places of work.
She acknowledged that the German Monetary Cooperation financed the venture with a complete quantity of just about €30 million to contribute to the Ghanaian growth agenda to foster efficient, clear and accountable public establishments in any respect ranges following the rules of excellent governance and enhancing the belief of the general public within the service.
Robust audit service
Ms Jebens stated the supply of the infrastructure aimed toward strengthening the Audit Service, particularly on the decentralised degree, to fulfil its mandate and comply with up suggestions of the audit degree promptly.
She counseled the Audit Service for the prime quality of their experiences, including that the importance of clear and prudent use of scarce public monetary assets was proof that Ghana is able to stability the funds and stabilise the financial system.
Ms Jebens stated the inauguration marked a major step within the pursuit of transparency and good governance, saying Germany was dedicated to such pursuits.
Defending public purse
The Auditor-Common, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, counseled the President for his dedication to rising budgetary assist to the service and different accountability establishments, saying it was a testomony to his dedication to preventing corruption and defending the general public purse.
He stated the Audit Service owned solely about 30 per cent of its places of work throughout the nation with many owned by the assemblies that they audited.
Mr Asiedu stated the supply of the brand new places of work was well timed including “Our independence as an establishment will likely be drastically enhanced because of this.”