The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Northern Regional Director of the Births and Deaths Registry to explain withdrawals totalling GH¢71,300 that were made without the required payment vouchers and supporting documents.
The issue came up when agencies under the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs appeared before the Committee on Tuesday, October 6.
The withdrawals, made between March 12, 2024, and October 22, 2025, included transactions of GH¢15,800 and GH¢18,000.
Members of the Committee questioned the Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry, Samuel Adom Botchway, about the circumstances surrounding the transactions and why the required documentation was not available at the time the funds were withdrawn.
Mr Botchway told the Committee that the outstanding documentation had subsequently been addressed through payment vouchers and memoranda submitted for approval.
However, the explanation did not satisfy the Committee, which stressed that producing documents after the withdrawals did not resolve concerns about compliance with the required financial procedures.
PAC Chairperson Abena Osei Asare therefore directed that the Northern Regional Director appear before the Committee together with Mr Botchway to provide further explanations.
“So we will step it down for now. We sit from today to the 20th. We’ll give you up to Friday for him to come with you and discharge his mandate,” she said.
The Committee is expected to hear the Regional Director’s explanation by Friday before taking further action on the matter.
Mr Botchway subsequently apologised and agreed to bring the Regional Director before the Committee to respond to the concerns.
