LIVESTREAMING: Day 5 of Public Accounts Committee sitting

Public Accounts Committee continues grilling of public officials from some selected state institutions on the fifth day of their sitting in parliament.

Standing Order 165 of Parliament assigns to the Public Accounts Committee, PAC, the examination of the audited accounts showing the appropriation of funds granted by Parliament to the government.

In the wisdom of Parliament, the PAC is one of the only two committees of the House chaired by a member from the minority side of the Legislative body. This is to deepen the mandate of the committee in scrutinising properly, the audited accounts of government institutions.

The live broadcast of sittings of PAC on national television also brings the committee's work closer to the public. The PAC has thus become one of the most popular committees of Parliament as it brings to the doorstep of the people, the principles of accountability enshrined in the constitution.

Thursday's sitting saw the Finance and Agric Ministries among others respond to questions from members of the committee.

Officials from the Bank of Ghana responded to questions from members of the commmittee on Tuesday August 8 preceded by the Health ministry and the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) who also sat before the committee at its first sitting.