‘Give her a hearing’ – Minority caucus questions refund demand against Alima Mahama

The Minority caucus on the Foreign Affairs Committee has questioned Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa's demand that former Ghanaian Ambassador to the United States, Hajia Alima Mahama, refund monies allegedly linked to findings in a special audit of Ghana’s Washington embassy.

The Minority argued that the Auditor-General, and not the Foreign Affairs Minister, has the constitutional authority to surcharge individuals following an audit.

According to the Minority, the procedure adopted by the Foreign Affairs Minister “seeks to circumvent this laid procedure and curtail the former Ambassador's appeal against surcharges.