Alhaji Mumuni to answer corruption charges
By Awudu Salami Sule, Ghanadot
Accra, July 13, Ghanadot - Before
his vetting as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alhaji
Mohammed Mumuni came under strong criticism for his alleged
misappropriation of state fund when he was the Minister of
Employment and Social Welfare from the year 1997-2001. This
culminated in a walk-out by the Minority members of the
Appointment Committee.
The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) a pressure
group for instance was opposed to
Mumuni's nomination as the Foreign Minister.
AlhajI Mumuni however managed to scale through as he told
the vetting committee that the audit report that indicted
him was never laid before
Parliament hence it was illegal.
The 2004 Auditor General Forensic report has finally laid
before parliament and it involves the Minister's activities
at the National Vocational Training Institute.
Majority leader Alban Bagbin laid the report which covered
the period 1997 – 2002 on Monday January 13, 2009.
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Member of
Parliament for Ave-Avenor, Doe Adjaho, referred the report
to the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament for
assessment and recommendations.
The allegations of financial malfeasance against the
minister are set to dominate discussions in Parliament today
when the House begins debating issues in it.
The Minority has given a strong indications of their
preparedness to hit hard at the government when the debate
starts.
Ghanadot
