{"id":410857,"date":"2025-10-02T05:23:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T05:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/10\/02\/gh%c2%a212-9bn-in-misappropriated-funds-recovered-so-far\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T05:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T05:23:20","slug":"gh%c2%a212-9bn-in-misappropriated-funds-recovered-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/10\/02\/gh%c2%a212-9bn-in-misappropriated-funds-recovered-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"GH\u00a212.9bn in misappropriated funds recovered so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"112\">The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), with support from the Auditor-General, has announced the recovery of over GH\u00a212.9 billion in misappropriated public funds.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"502\">In recent weeks, the Committee has been engaging officials from various ministries, departments, and agencies to address infractions captured in the 2024 Auditor-General\u2019s Report.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"703\">Chairperson of the Committee, Abena Osei-Asare, on Wednesday, October 1, attributed the significant recovery to close collaboration with the Auditor-General\u2019s office, emphasising that accountability remains a key priority.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"1066\">\u201cOne thing I am clear about is that what we are doing is yielding positive results. We have a report we will look at. Per the work of the Public Accounts Committee, and with the support of the Auditor-General, we have been able to retrieve GH\u00a212.9 billion. 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