Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Baffour Awuah, has described a report presented by the deputy Minister for Finance and based on portions of the Auditor-General’s findings as propaganda, arguing that it was not relevant to the business before the House.
The legislator on Kessben TV’s Digest said, quoting only a section of the Auditor-General’s report without fully examining the entire document could wrongly implicate individuals who were not the subject of the discussion.
He cautioned that such an approach risks turning an important matter into partisan politics, especially when the individuals mentioned in the report were political appointees of a previous administration.
“If you quote only a section of the Auditor-General’s report for deliberation without properly digesting the subject matter, you end up implicating some individuals in the report,” he said.
The Manhyia South MP explained that once the issue becomes politicized, political actors will naturally feel compelled to defend their former appointees, which could ultimately prevent the individuals involved from being held accountable.
Nana Baffour Awuah further argued that the report in question is not a statutory annual report from the Auditor-General but rather arises from claims by individuals who say the government owes them.
He added that during transitions of power, some people often attempt to exploit the system by making questionable claims against the state.
“I know there are people who may fraudulently want to take undue advantage of the system because there is a change of government. It happens all the time when there is a change of government,” he noted.
The MP therefore called for careful scrutiny of such reports to ensure that the process does not unfairly target individuals or become a tool for political propaganda.
