Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Alhaji Mohammed Nasiru, says the Mahama-led administration will not hesitate to crack the whip on public officials and civil servants found complicit in financial irregularities.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Thursday, July 24, Alhaji Nasiru stressed that the approach by John Dramani Mahama’s team to manage the economy prudently will extend beyond government appointees to include public and civil service personnel who have contributed to systemic inefficiencies.
“The approach by the John Dramani Mahama administration regarding how we can prudently manage the economy will not only end with him and his appointees. We will surely extend it to the public and civil servants who have been in the circle and making sure that at the end of the day, they find ways to push the blame on the government,” he said.
According to him, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson is committed to stabilising the economy, and any infractions identified will be swiftly dealt with.
“Ato Forson is looking for every means to stabilise this economy, and if we find infractions that are against the law, immediately we will take action on that,” he added.
His comments follow revelations in the Auditor-General’s 2024 report, which shows a 109% surge in financial irregularities within public boards, corporations, and statutory institutions, rising from GH¢8.8 billion in 2023 to GH¢18.4 billion in 2024.
The report attributes most of the infractions to unpaid taxes, locked-up investments, unretired imprest, inter-agency debts, and outstanding employee loans with GH¢15.57 billion classified as recoverable.
