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President Mahama has reemphasized that government appointees are banned from first-class travel, noting that public service should be guided by modesty, discipline, and responsible management of public funds.

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Our attention has been drawn to public remarks by the Controller of Budget suggesting that certain public funds fall outside any framework of oversight and accountability. This characterisation is inaccurate and requires clarification. The mandate of the Office of the Controller of Budget is defined by Article 228 of the Constitution and the Controller of Budget Act, 2016. Under Article 228(4), the office authorises withdrawals from public funds under Articles 204, 206 and 207 — the Equalisation Fund, the Consolidated Fund and County Revenue Funds — and, under the Act, from any other public fund that an Act of Parliament expressly places under its approval. In every case, Article 228(5) requires only that she confirm the withdrawal is authorised by law. The funds referred to in the interview were established by their own legislation, each with defined mechanisms for management, withdrawal and audit. They remain fully subject to the oversight of the Auditor-General and Parliament. To suggest that money lawfully appropriated and administered under an Act of Parliament is beyond scrutiny is to misstate both the law and the facts. The Controller of Budget is an independent constitutional office, and Government respects that independence. Independence, however, is exercised through the constitutional and statutory instruments provided — reports to Parliament and lawful approval of withdrawals — not through public commentary that mischaracterises the legal framework. Where any office holder believes their mandate should be widened, the proper avenue is the legislative process. Government notes that amendments to the Public Finance Management Act to expand oversight of funds and levies outside existing budget channels are already before Parliament, and it welcomes that debate on its merits

Hon. Aden Duale, EGH

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