Mr Alexander Kodwo Kom Abban, a member of the Public Accounts Committee, has urged internal auditors to remain resolute and protect the public purse in spite of some intimidation from superior officers in their organisations.
Mr Abban, also the Member of Parliament for Gomoa West, urged internal auditors to go the extra mile of scrutinising suspicious transactions, receipts and vouchers issued for the purchase of goods or services in public sector institutions to ensure value for money.
He said sometimes the prices of goods and services purchased by a public organisation were three or four times higher than the one purchased by a private entity or an individual.
‘As a member of the Public Accounts Committee sometimes we are confronted with prices of goods or cost of services in the…