Ghana: Energy Commission Boss Adjudged Best Head Of Covered Entity By Internal Audit Agency

The Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission, Ing Oscar Amonoo-Neizer, has been adjudged as the Best Head of Covered Entity, the MDAs Category by the Internal Audit Agency at its 2024 Annual Conference and Awards held at the UPSA in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on 22nd August 2024.

This award is presented to the head of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of government that provide sufficient logistics and build the capacity of the internal audit unit of the organization he or she heads. It also makes sure that the internal control system is effective.

In brief remarks before the presentation of the award, Dr Oduro Osae, Director General of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA), lauded the commitment of Ing Oscar Amonoo-Neizer towards the Internal Audit Unit at the Energy Commission.

He noted that the Executive Secretary attended all audit meetings, consulted the audit unit before any approval was given and virtually relied on the advice of the head of the internal audit unit.

He said this improved the internal control system at the Commission.

Commenting on the award, Ing Oscar Amonoo-Neizer told this portal: “This award means a lot. It shows that when one believes in a system…the system of transparency…the system that should render good accountability…the system that should be responsible for whatever money is given…supports the people to give their best.

This indeed helps us to be more efficient, make us more economical in whatever thing we have to spend on and this has impacted positively in our audit report.

If you see what our external auditors have done for the last few years, it has demonstrated very minimal infractions that occur at the Energy Commission.

“I desire that we will continue equipping and training internal auditors to be able to deliver their mandate because it is their work that makes us sit up. And that makes us do well.”

Source: https://energynewsafrica.com