Former DCEs running away from auditors

The Evening News says the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, has warned that all District Chief Executives in the erstwhile NDC government who are refusing to co-operate with auditors currently auditing their books will forfeit their End-of-Service Benefit to the state.

He added that those who will be found to have misappropriated funds would be handed over to the security agencies to be dealt with according to the law.

However, if the misappropriation is described as administrative by the auditors in their final report, the amount involved would be surcharged to the DCE involved.

Mr Baah-Wiredu's warning to the DCE's stems from reports reaching Accra that most of the erstwhile DCEs are deliberately not co-operating with the audit teams charged to scrutinize their books.

Recently, the government directed the Auditor-General's Department to audit all financial transactions of the immediate past District Chief Executives within six weeks.