Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Abena Osei-Asare, rebuked former Director of Procurement at the Ministry of Defence, Frank Oliver Kpodo, during a heated sitting on March 31, 2026.

Kpodo, who now serves as Director of Finance and Administration at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, was questioned over his alleged involvement in a GH¢4.8 million procurement scandal at the Defence Ministry.

In a tense exchange, Osei-Asare accused Kpodo of being evasive when asked direct questions about the procurement of some vehicles.

“Respectfully, sir, we are not joking here. This is a serious matter. You are questioning what the auditors has put into this report. And we are giving you the opportunity to explain yourself and you are telling us that you cannot say yes or no. Someone who cannot say yes or no, respectfully, is lying. And that is why you cannot choose between yes or no,” she said.

The PAC chair pressed further, highlighting contradictions in Kpodo’s testimony regarding the delivery and documentation of the vehicles in question.

“You are saying that the stores received advice was not dated October 12 and that you have one that is dated December 10.

“The auditors are saying the vehicles were loaded. You said something contrary to that, that the vehicles were brought. You saw them. You expected. You signed for them. And later you asked the person to come and take the vehicles away because the supplier said they were afraid you wouldn’t pay.”

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She accused him of unilaterally extending the contract without proper authorisation and demanded clarity on the whereabouts of the vehicles and the supplier.

“Now we are asking you, are the vehicles here? And you are saying you cannot say yes or no,” she fumed.

She further identified the supplier as Global Supply Network and demanded accountability.

“We want to see, one, the extension of the contract. Two, the 10 December stores received advice against what you are saying the auditors cited and you say it’s not true. We want to see all that,” she demanded.

Someone who cannot say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ respectfully is being evasive, and when under oath, it amounts to lying.

- PAC Chairperson Abena Osei Asare fumes over Fmr. Director of Procurement at Ministry of Defence, Frank Oliver Kpodo's hesitance to answer questions on GHS 4.8 million… pic.twitter.com/K2DDyV1RmS

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