16
May
Nine Assemblies have come under scrutiny for overspending on workshops, fuel, honorarium, and other expenses, surpassing their allocated budgets by GHc 2,706,135.00. This revelation was made during the Zone Four public hearing of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Takoradi, Western Region, referencing the 2022 Auditor-General’s Report. The Auditor-General's report highlighted that part one of the 2019 Guidelines for the utilization of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) stipulates that up to 10 percent of the allocations to the Assemblies should be used for administrative expenditure. Despite this, the nine Assemblies in question exceeded this threshold, with a total Common…