No rice or maize lost under government programme - Deputy Agric Minister tells PAC
John Dumelo, Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, assured the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament of Ghana that "no" rice or maize had been stolen or lost under a government food distribution programme. This assurance was given during a session of the PAC, which is reviewing the Auditor-General's Special Audit Report on government outstanding claims and commitments.
Officials from the ministry explained that the rollout of the programme encountered disruptions that prevented the full execution of transportation and distribution arrangements, though the commodities had been secured and prepared for distribution. The ministry indicated that the commodities had been inspected and stored at supplier warehouses pending distribution across the country. Events following the elections created difficulties that prevented transporters from accessing the warehouses to continue the distribution process. The ministry stressed that the situation affected the implementation timeline of the programme but did not result in any loss of commodities.
The Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Ghana is expected to continue its review of the report with other ministries, departments and agencies in upcoming sittings.
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The Ministry of Food and Agriculture faced scrutiny before Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) regarding a government food distribution programme. Committee members sought answers about potential commodity losses - but what did they uncover?
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