They also want an audit into the accounts of the wife of the vice president, Samira Bawumia. This follows a decision by Mrs Akufo-Addo and Hajia Bawumia to refund any amount paid to them since the assumption of the Alufo-Addo-led NPP government. According to the Minority, the Auditor-General (A-G) must compute interest accrued on the refunded GH¢899,097.84 by First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo and the expected GH¢887,482 from Samira Bawumia. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, July 13, the Deputy Minority Leader said, the source of the reimbursed monies must be verified by the Auditor-General. He said, “since 2017 that she started receiving this salary, does it mean that she doesn’t spend the money and all this while the money was sitting in her account?

Source: GhanaWeb July 14, 2021 14:37 UTC