(VIDEO) Parliament Warns Public Institutions Against Ignoring Oversight Invitations
Committee says invited institutions must account for their performance and use of public funds during the 2025 Annual Progress Report assessment.
- Parliament says it will not accept excuses from institutions invited for the 2025 APR review.
- Eric Afful describes the exercise as vital to strengthening accountability and public sector performance.
- Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the review measures progress toward national development targets alongside other parliamentary oversight mechanisms.
Parliament has warned Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), as well as Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), that it will not tolerate excuses from institutions invited to account for their performance and use of public resources during the review of the 2025 Annual Progress Report (APR).
The caution was delivered by the Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Economy and Development, Eric Afful, during the launch of the 2025 APR compiled by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC).
According to Mr. Afful, the review is a key aspect of Parliament’s constitutional oversight role, aimed at promoting accountability, improving the performance of public institutions and ensuring efficient use of state resources in implementing government programmes.
He stressed that ministers, chief directors, heads of departments, chief executive officers of state agencies and leaders of MMDAs under the committee’s jurisdiction are expected to fully cooperate with the review process and treat the invitations as a priority.
Ranking Member of the Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, explained that the APR assessment is one of three major accountability tools Parliament uses to evaluate the work of public institutions.
He noted that while the Public Accounts Committee focuses on whether public funds have been spent in line with the Public Financial Management Act, and sector committees examine technical performance within their respective areas, the Committee on Economy and Development assesses the country’s progress toward national development goals using the annual framework produced by the NDPC.
From Martin Kwabena Ahwireng Quaye
