Aspiring National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Kwadwo Agyei Yeboah, popularly known as Nana Kay, has called for the immediate resignation of Ghana’s Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, following what he describes as a serious and damaging error in the 2024 audit report.

Speaking on Okay FM, Nana Kay expressed disappointment over the Auditor-General's recent appearance before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, where it was revealed that a GHC138 billion figure was overstated in the national budget.

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According to the Auditor-General’s own admission before the committee, the figure was erroneously included in the audit report and attributed to debt under the Ministry of Finance and the Controller and Accountant-General's Department (CAGD). However, the amount actually represents cumulative debt owed by various state agencies, including COCOBOD and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), and should not have been classified as finance ministry debt.

“I was very sad watching him at the Public Accounts Committee. He was clearly not on top of the issues,” Nana Kay said. “He admitted that the error came from his office, and though they have since written to the Finance Ministry and CAGD to correct it, the damage is already done.”

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Nana Kay argued that such a high-level error not only misinforms the public and Parliament but also undermines the credibility of state institutions. “People must be held accountable for their actions. The Auditor-General must resign immediately for this incompetence,” he stressed.

He further clarified that the figures from the Controller and Accountant-General's Department remain accurate, and it was the Auditor-General’s office that misrepresented them in the audit report.

“This is not a small error. This is GHC138 billion we are talking about — a figure that affects national credibility and trust. Leadership must come with responsibility,” Nana Kay concluded.

The Auditor-General, in his 2024 audit report to Parliament, claimed that Ghana’s debt was overstated by GH¢1138 billion by the Controller and Accountant-General. However, this was firmly rejected by the Controller during a Public Accounts Committee hearing, where he maintained that the official figures remain unchanged.

The Auditor-General's team later affirmed this corrected position. Ghana’s central government debt stands at GH¢1711.47 billion, while the total debt, including State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), amounts to GH¢1861.44 billion.

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