Procurement breaches: PAC orders prosecution of management of Ghana School of Law

The Attorney-General (AG) has been tasked with prosecuting the management of the Ghana School of Law (GLS) for purported procurement violations.

According to the Auditor General's report, the law school purchased some goods and services without the board's approval.

Furthermore, the institution has been charged with evading the procurement procedure.

During the proceedings of the Public Accounts Committee sitting, on Wednesday, August 14, the Member of Parliament for Tano North, Freda Prempeh stated, “The Auditors noticed that payments for the procurement of various goods and services, they did not obtain approval from the board, neither did they go through the three different sources,” a report by citinewsroom.com said.

Yusuf Osman, the General Legal Council's acting chief accountant, acknowledged that the Ghana Law School had violated the procurement procedure.

“The suppliers were registered suppliers of Ghana School of Law, we had regularly engaged them in a number of transactions, at which point we complied with all the relevant procedures. Except in this instance, those additional invoices at the time of auditing were not attached to those transactions… We admit,” he said.

The PAC chairman, James Klutse Avedzi, declared that legal school administration will be recommended for prosecution.

“You are at fault, you have flouted the law, you have admitted and so, we will recommend you for prosecution.” James Klutse Avedzi stated.

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