Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee says it has not issued a summons for the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Kofi Wampah.
The committee members were furious yesterday after Dr Wampah failed to show up after several previous invitations.
[contextly_sidebar id=”PudPxm7z0gldAjicTqAsXrEK8YeZMWRA”]Dr Wampah was expected to appear with his deputies to explain adverse findings against the Central bank of Ghana as captured in 2011-2013 audit report.
Members of the Public Accounts Committee waited for over an hour but the governor failed to show up.
Deputy Chairman of PAC, Mr Samuel Atta Akyea, intimated the PAC had the powers of the High Court and that it could cite the Governor for contempt.
The PAC members also noted the Governor had a track record of refusing to honour the committee’s invitation and sent a stern warning to him through his deputy. Milicin Narh. who was present.
However, before today’s hearing started, ranking Member of the Committee, Ibrahim Dey Abubakari, clarified their stance after yesterday’s outburst saying Dr Wampah was not cited with any contempt.
“The governor of the bank of Ghana is not charged with any contempt neither is he being summoned here,” Mr Abubakari said.
He further explained the reason committee was forced to suspend sitting was because the officials from the BOG were not prepared enough.
“That day, we were forced to suspend sitting because the officials who came from Bank of Ghana were not prepared… If they were prepared, we wouldn’t have suspend the sitting, we would have continued with our sitting,” he said.
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By Delali Adogla-Bessa/citifmonline.com/Ghana