Individuals, corporate entities, and currently Ghana's Civil Society Organizations have condemned the Auditor General's report for failing to fulfill its constitutional role for those people who were identified in the reports as having been implicated in various irregularities. 


Civil society organizations have protested in Accra today Monday 5 September, 2022 to put pressure on the Auditor General, Johnson Akuamoah Aseidu, to use his constitutionally granted authority to surcharge and for disallowance.

Since 2019, even though certain organisations had appealed and petitioned the Auditor-General to exercise its surcharge powers, the Auditor General has been accused of clamorously refusing to do so.

According to the CSOs, the most recent Auditor General’s report for 2021, revealed that the nation had experienced some financial irregularities totaling GHS 17.5 billion.



Although many Ghanaians find the Auditor General's revelations to be quite shocking, they are questioning why he did not take the necessary steps to surcharge the various institutions accountable for the enormous loss of the nation's revenue. As a result of his inaction, the protesters took to the streets to voice their displeasure.

The organization for Democratic Accountability and Inclusive Governance, also known as the Citizen Coalition, dubbed the day a "Red Monday."

IMANI Africa, Occupy Ghana, Africa Education Watch, Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the Centre for Democratic Governance, and many other organizations participated



The demonstrators clashed a little over being barred from congregating in Efua Sutherland Park earlier that morning, and the rainstorm that threatened the protest caused some minor disturbances.