Audit Service Board Investigates Domelevo
Mr Domelevo has however kicked against the probe, insisting that, it is a breach of the Constitution
Jonas Danquah 
Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo has written to Parliament to challenge a move by the Audit Service Board to probe his foreign travels.
Daniel Domelevo’s request to the legislative house comes after the Audit Service Board appointed a private firm - K&A Accounting Services - to audit the foreign travels of the Auditor-General, as well as that of other top management staff of his office.
K&A Accounting Services is expected to audit GH¢2.1 million and $199,000 spent on foreign travels by the Auditor-General and other top management staff.
The said amount covers the cost of travels from 2017 to 2020.
Mr Domelevo has however kicked against the probe, insisting that, it is a breach of the Constitution.
In a letter written to management of the Board and copied to Parliament as well as the Secretary to the President, he said the Constitution makes provision for only Parliament to conduct audits into the accounts of the Audit Service.
“Consequently, the accounting firm so appointed lacks the mandate to audit, review or examine documents and or records relating to the accounts of the Office of the Auditor-General,” he said as quoted by ‘theghanareport’
He, therefore, wants the Board to withdraw this decision.
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The Audit Service Board has also written to Mr Domelevo, defending their decision.
Chairman of the Board Prof. Dua Agyeman argues that Article 189 (3) (b) of the 1992 Constitution gives power to the board to make regulations through a constitutional instrument “for the effective and efficient administration of the Audit Service”.
In view of this Article, he said, the board introduced the Audit Service Regulations, 2011 (C.I.70), which states that it (board) shall be “ultimately accountable and responsible for the overall performance of the Audit Service and also secure its public sector financial management and accountability process of the country”.
“‘In that instance, the board observes that the Auditor-General and the top management staff of the service had made many official travels out of the country, without producing any reports to the board or with nothing to show for such travels,” he said.
He added that, the board engaged the consultants based on Section 8 of Act 584 which allows them to engage the services of experts [if the need be], in order to ensure the efficient discharge of their duties.
According to the Board, it strange that an Auditor-General who has been preaching accountability, is now unwilling to subject himself and his office to audit scrutiny.
