The Audit Service has denied issuing an apology for allegedly overstating Ghana\u2019s public debt by GH\u00a2138.91 billion in its 2024 Auditor-General\u2019s report.<\/p>\n
A statement signed by Ama Awotwe-Bosumafi, Assistant Auditor-General, Public Relations Unit of the Audit Service, said: \u201cThere has not been any such apology or statement by the Office regarding information published in our reports.\u201d<\/p>\n
It explained that during its review, the Auditor-General observed a discrepancy between total public debt figures reported by the Controller and Accountant-General\u2019s Department (GH\u00a2876.08 billion) and the Ministry of Finance (GH\u00a2737.17 billion), resulting in an overstatement of GH\u00a2138.91 billion.<\/p>\n
The variance, the statement said, was due to data aggregation errors, the inclusion of unverified obligations, and poor coordination between the Ministry of Finance, the Controller and Accountant-General\u2019s Department, and COCOBOD regarding debt consolidation.<\/p>\n
It described the Ghana Today publication as a misrepresentation of paragraphs 13\u201318 of the Public Accounts of Ghana, which highlighted discrepancies in debt figures reported by the two government agencies.<\/p>\n
The post falsely quoted the Auditor-General as saying: \u201cWe overstated Ghana\u2019s total public debt by GH\u00a2138.9 billion in our 2024 report. We apologise for this oversight \u2013 Auditor-General.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe information stated by Ghana Today is inaccurate and therefore seeks all well-meaning Ghanaians and stakeholders to view the publication as mischievous,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n
The Audit Service urged media organisations and individuals wishing to republish its reports to verify facts thoroughly.<\/p>\n
It reminded the public that all Auditor-General reports have been duly submitted to Parliament in line with Article 187(5) of the 1992 Constitution and are available on the Audit Service website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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