Kwame Asare Obeng(L) and Abena Osei-Asare (R)
The Member of Parliament for Gomoa [constituency], Kwame Asare, has stated that Osei Asare, Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), is unfit to question appointees of the current government.
According to him, Abena Osei Asare, who served as Deputy Minister of Finance under the previous administration, during which most of the financial infractions she is now raising concerns about occurred, should not be the one questioning current government appointees who had no involvement in those issues.
“The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is currently led by a former deputy of Ken Ofori-Atta, Abena Osei-Asare, who at a point was in charge of revenue. Let me go straight to the point: it lacks both credibility and moral authority for Abena Osei-Asare to question anyone in this country. It doesn’t take law to realize this; it takes the fear of God,” A Plus stated.
“How can any serious nation permit this individual to question appointees of President John Dramani Mahama, who have been in office for less than a year, when she and her superior spent nearly a decade deliberately driving this country toward chaos?” he questioned.
Taking to social media on November 2, 2025, to express his frustration, A Plus accused Abena Osei-Asare of previously defending Rev Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, a former Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), who is currently under investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for alleged corruption and related offences, as well as individuals linked to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML).
“This same woman, not too long ago, was seen on live television passionately defending the then Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Rev Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, for refusing to disclose his age,” he said.
A Plus continued by highlighting a number of contentious contracts initiated under the government in which Abena Osei-Asare served.
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“Under the regime she served, Ghana was engulfed in numerous contentious contracts that are now being scrutinized by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
“Take the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) contract, a multi-billion-cedi agreement between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and SML during Ken Ofori-Atta’s tenure. The OSP is currently investigating the validity of this contract and its financial implications for the nation.
“Then there is the ECG, Beijing Jao Loss Reduction contract, which involved the Electricity Company of Ghana and Beijing Jao, purportedly aimed at minimizing system losses. Investigators are now assessing whether proper procedures were followed and if the nation suffered undue losses,” he lamented.
The outspoken legislator further cited the Health Ministry’s ambulance deal with Service Ghana Auto Limited a contract for ambulance procurement currently under investigation for potential procurement violations and mismanagement of public resources.
“These are not mere whispers; these are active investigations into the very administration where Abena Osei-Asare played a significant role. Thus, what ethical framework allows her to challenge others on accountability?” he questioned.
He continued, “Let’s entertain the notion just for fun that all these investigations are politically motivated. Sure, why not? But even then, one question still hangs in the air like a bad scent: how can a woman who served as deputy to a man involved in the most dubious ‘holy project’ in our history a National Cathedral that not only drained the state’s coffers but practically scammed our heavenly Father now presume to judge others?” he said.
He added, “The deputy of a man who ‘built’ a temple without walls, ‘accounted’ for faith without receipts, and served God Almighty with a ‘tsobo’ budget, now sits in Parliament questioning appointees about accountability. Anokwa!”
A Plus added that Abena Osei-Asare was not merely an observer but an integral part of an administration that oversaw economic decline, reckless borrowing and mismanagement that brought hardships to countless Ghanaians.
“Her demeanor at Committee hearings is not bravery; it is hypocrisy cloaked in authority. It undermines the struggles of every Ghanaian striving to navigate the consequences of her catastrophic leadership.
“Her position in that committee, interrogating state officials live on television, transcends irony it is a national disgrace. By this point, she should be facing the committee’s inquiries herself rather than posing them,” he asserted.
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