Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has questioned the credibility and moral authority of Abena Osei Asare to serve as Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
According to him, someone who served under former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta should not be leading a committee responsible for scrutinizing government spending and accountability.
In a post on Facebook on November 2, he said that the current PAC Chair lacked both credibility and moral authority, describing her leadership of the committee as “a national disgrace.”
“The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is currently led by a former deputy of Ken Ofori-Atta, Abena Osei Asare — who at a point was in charge of revenue,” he wrote.
“Let’s me go straight to the point: it lacks both credibility and moral authority for Abena Osei Asare to question anyone in this country. It doesn’t take law to realize this. It takes the fear of God.”
He questioned how someone who was part of the previous administration could now be leading efforts to hold others accountable.
“How can any serious nation permit this individual to question appointees of President John Dramani Mahama, who have been in office for less than a year, when she and her superior spent nearly a decade deliberately driving this country toward chaos?”
A Plus cited a number of scandals that took place under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government in which Abena Osei Asare served at the Finance Ministry, including the Strategic Mobilization Limited (SML) contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority and SML, the ECG–Beijing Jao Loss Reduction contract, and the Health Ministry’s Ambulance Deal with Service Ghana Auto Limited.
He noted that all of these are currently being investigated by the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
“These are not mere whispers; these are active investigations into the very administration where Abena Osei Asare played a significant role. Thus, what ethical framework allows her to challenge others on accountability?”
He also referenced the National Cathedral project, describing it as “the most dubious ‘holy project’ in our history.”
“How can a woman who served as deputy to a man involved in the most dubious ‘holy project’ in our history; a National Cathedral that not only drained the state’s coffers but practically scammed our heavenly Father, now presume to judge others?” he asked.
He further wrote, “The deputy of a man who ‘built’ a temple without walls, ‘accounted’ for faith without receipts, served God almighty with a ‘tsobo’ budget, now sitting in Parliament, questioning appointees about accountability. Anokwa!”
“Her position in that committee, interrogating state officials live on television, transcends irony — it is a national disgrace,” he stressed.
“By this point, she should be facing the inquiries by the committee herself, rather than posing them.”
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Abena Osei Asare, a chartered accountant and Member of Parliament for Atiwa East, currently serves as a Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee.
She previously served as Deputy Minister and later Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance from 2017 to early 2025.
