As part of efforts and commitments to maintain fiscal discipline, Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has charged Chief Directors and key heads of audit units across ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to drastically reduce financial infractions in public institutions.
The Minister issued this firm call when he addressed a high-level meeting on the implementation of the 2024 Audit Report recommendations.
The Minister was quick to add that the country currently has specialized courts to deal with financial infractions and hence they must prepare to face the law should they supervise any infractions.
Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson insisted that the country can no longer afford the persistent waste and avoidable breaches that continue to drain scarce public resources.
He stressed that such lapses not only weaken public trust but also undermine the stability and confidence the government has been working to rebuild.
For him, Ghana “deserves better,” reminding officials that financial discipline is not optional but a duty owed to every citizen.
In a post on his social media handles, the Minister indicated that “I shared my concern that persistent waste sends the wrong signal about our nation and risks undermining the peace, stability, and confidence we have all worked so hard to restore. We cannot continue to lose scarce national resources through infractions that are completely avoidable. Ghana truly deserves better.”
“I encouraged the team to drive these infractions down to the barest minimum and reminded them that we now have specialised courts ready to prosecute breaches of our financial laws. This is a new chapter. Accountability will no longer be optional,” he added.
With specialised courts now in place to prosecute violations of financial laws, he cautioned that accountability will be enforced more rigorously than ever.
He encouraged directors and audit heads to drive infractions down to the barest minimum, signalling the beginning of what he called “a new chapter” in public financial management.
“Discipline in public financial management is not just a requirement. It is a duty we owe to every Ghanaian,” he insisted.
With these new measures in place, it is expected that the era of impunity in financial administration will be over.
Moreover, should public officials adopt stronger controls, better oversight, and stricter compliance, Ghana will protect its limited national resources and strengthen public confidence in state institutions.
