PAC Orders Arrest of NSA Northern Regional Director Over Misuse of GH¢160K

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In a decisive move, Parliament has issued a directive for the arrest of the Northern Regional Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA) due to the mishandling of internally generated funds totaling over GH¢160,000. 

The directive comes in response to the official's failure to deposit these funds into the designated Consolidated Fund Transit account of the Authority, as stipulated by financial regulations.

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The 2022 Auditor General's report flagged the Northern Regional Management of the Sports Authority for their improper expenditure of these funds, which contravened the Public Financial Management Regulations of 2019. 

Despite summons to appear before the Public Accounts Committee and provide explanations regarding the misused funds, the Regional Director failed to make an appearance.

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Subsequently, the committee chairman has authorized the immediate arrest of both the regional director and the accountant involved in the financial irregularities. Expressing dismay over their non-compliance, the chairman emphasized the seriousness of the matter, stating, "We are instructing the police to pick up the regional director and accountant of the region without delay. 

You were invited to testify before Parliament, and you declined, despite being aware that you had misused over GH¢160,000, presuming that you would escape consequences."

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