Auditor-General submits 2025 audit reports to Parliament

The Auditor-General has submitted a fresh set of audit reports covering the financial year ended December 31, 2025, to Parliament for scrutiny.

The reports include the constitutionally required annual audit reports, as well as a number of performance and follow-up audits assessing the operations of government institutions and public programmes.

Among the documents submitted are the Public Accounts of Ghana covering Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), pre-university educational institutions, public universities and colleges of education, public boards, corporations and other statutory institutions, as well as the Whole-of-Government Accounts.

The Auditor-General also presented reports on the Bank of Ghana's consolidated foreign exchange receipts and payments, the management of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) and other statutory funds, and the management of the Petroleum Funds, all relating to the 2025 financial year.

Also included in the latest batch is a Special Audit Report on the Embassy of Ghana in Washington, D.C., covering the period from January 2017 to June 2025.

The performance audit reports examined the implementation of sea defence projects by the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources, the operations of the National Petroleum Authority, the management of mortuary facilities in public hospitals, government interventions aimed at reducing maternal mortality under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.1, the Rural Enterprises Programme under the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, and local content participation in Ghana's upstream petroleum sector by the Petroleum Commission.

In addition, a follow-up audit report assessed the implementation of recommendations contained in three previous audits on blood transfusion services, adoption services and veterinary preparedness for animal disease outbreaks.

In accordance with Article 187(5) of the 1992 Constitution, the Auditor-General is required to submit audit reports to Parliament for consideration. The reports are subsequently referred to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for examination and further action.

The submission comes shortly after the retirement of Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, who last month expressed concern over the persistence of financial irregularities in some public institutions despite repeated audit findings.

Speaking before leaving office, Mr. Asiedu urged the government to take decisive action on audit recommendations, including prosecuting individuals where necessary. He also called on the Public Accounts Committee to intensify its oversight of institutions with recurring audit infractions and ensure that persistent irregularities are addressed through concrete sanctions and corrective measures.