The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC), has summoned a former CEO of the Ghana Trade Fair Company Limited, Dr Ebenezer Okpoti Koney, to appear before it to explain circumstances under which thieves allegedly broke into offices of the Centre and stole payment vouchers totalling about GH¢300,000.
He is to appear with a former accountant of the centre whose name was only given as Mr Brown in whose office the pay vouchers were allegedly stolen.
The Chairman of the PAC, James Avedzi, gave the order Tuesday when the CEO of the company, Dr Agnes Adu, appeared before the committee to respond to queries raised in the 2016 Auditor General’s report.
Dr Adu indicated that during the auditing of the company in 2014, the auditors could not trace the pay vouchers.
She said per the Auditor General’s report, the auditors were told they were stolen from the accountant’s office. Unsatisfied with that explanation, Mr Avedzi directed the Clerk to the PAC to invite Mr Okpoti Koney and Mr Brown to appear before the committee to respond to queries relating to the missing pay vouchers.
On the management of the company, Dr Adu said it was poorly managed for about a decade till she took over in April, 2017.
She said the bad management resulted in the disconnection of electricity due to indebtedness and salary arrears for 18 months.
Dr Adu said she has started transforming the company as she had cleared the electricity bills and restored power to the Centre and paid all the 18 months’ salary arrears.
