Supreme Court dismisses injunction on DACF payments into MPs’ accounts
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The Supreme Court has dismissed an application seeking to prevent the Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, and the Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund DACF from depositing portions of the fund into the personal bank accounts of Members of Parliament. The application, filed by Dr Yaw Twerefuor and argued by former Deputy Attorney General, Diana Asonaba Dapaah, aimed to halt these transfers until a substantive case challenging the practice was decided. The Court, presided over by Justice Pwamang JSC, noted that this practice has been ongoing since 1997 and should not be disrupted by an interlocutory ruling. Justice Pwamang stated that the Court preferred to wait for a full judgment. Questions were raised by Justice Adjei JSC regarding the accountability of MPs for these funds, which are often for monitoring and evaluation of constituency projects and are reportedly not subject to Auditor-General’s oversight when deposited into personal accounts. The bench also considered whether granting the injunction would contradict a parliamentary decision. Deputy Attorney General, Srem-Sai, argued that no breach of DACF disbursement laws occurred and that accountability concerns were administrative. The application was dismissed, but the substantive case challenging the legality of DACF transfers to MPs’ personal accounts remains pending.
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