By Elsie Appiah-Osei
Accra, March 31, GNA – The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has suggested that Mr. Frank Oliver Kpodo, a former Director of Procurement at the Ministry of Defence, should be prosecuted by the Attorney-General for allegedly falsifying documents to procure vehicles worth GH¢4.8 million.
The suggestion follows calls by Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, for Mr. Kpodo’s immediate interdiction, citing the alleged use of falsified documents in an attempted procurement of the vehicles for monitoring the 2024 general elections.
The Auditor-General had earlier disallowed store receipt vouchers valued at GH¢4.8 million during a special audit of government commitments and payables, noting that the vehicles in question were not supplied.
During a PAC public hearing in Parliament House on Tuesday in Accra, Mr. Kpodo, now a procurement officer at the Ministry of Lands, explained that the vehicles had initially been delivered but were later removed due to concerns that payment might not be effected.
He said he later advised management to extend the contract agreement.
However, his explanation raised serious concerns among Committee members.
Mr. Dafeamekpor rejected the explanation and reiterated his call for interdiction.
Mr. Dafeamekopr said: “You personalised the transactions, so they became your personal burden. How many vehicles were involved? If you can’t tell us where the vehicles are, at least tell us how many there were.
“So, for me, my demand is that the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources should interdict this man. He should be interdicted.”
In response, Mr. Samuel Atta-Mills, the Ranking Member of the Public Accounts Committee, supported the call for Mr. Kpodo to the Attorney-General for prosecution.
GNA
Edited by Benjamin Mensah