Daniel Yao Domelevo, Auditor General, has petitioned President Akuffo Addo, over interference by Board Chairman Prof. Edward Dua Agyemang.
The petition, dated July 27, 2018 request the President to intercede in the ”unlawful interf1erences”by the Board Chairman of the Ghana Audit Service whom the Auditor General blamed for manipulating the procurement process among others
Mr Domelevo’s petition also charged the Chairman and his associates of engulfing themselves with powers to direct and control him unconstitutionally.
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He is vowing he will ”not obey obey any unlawful instructions from the board including existing and new decisions that are inconsistent with the Constitution …”
The 10 point letter, levelled several accusations against Prof. Dua Agyemang including ”manipulating the procurement process” and unlawful circulation of audit circulations”.
It cited an instance when he wrote to the Public Procurement Authority for permission to do restrained tendering in accordance with Section 38 of the Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) .
He purported however, that the board chair instructed two of their subordinates- Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu;Deputy Auditor General and Ebenezer Aglomasa, a Procurement Officer ”to replace the approved firms with his choice”after approval was obtained from PPA.
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”This was done without my knowledge and without going back to the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) to change he list originally approved”, the letter stated and claimed that, ”The Chairman admitted to the offense with the excuse that the law did not exist during his tenure of office as Auditor General.