The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the ECOWAS Parliament is set to conduct public hearings on audit reports submitted by the Community’s Auditor-General, according to Osita Izunaso, committee’s First Rapporteur.
Izunaso disclosed this after a three-day capacity-building workshop for committee members held in Accra, noting that members fully participated in the programme despite it being conducted outside the Parliament’s headquarters.
He explained that the scheduling of the inaugural public hearing will depend on when the Auditor-General formally submits relevant audit reports to the committee.
During the workshop, lawmakers undertook a comparative review of oversight systems across regional parliaments, including the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), and the ECOWAS Parliament itself.
Izunaso observed that, among these, only the European Parliament enjoys full institutional autonomy. Related News 2027: Anambra APC sets up reconciliation committee, ratifies expulsion of seven members World Cup: Ghana star Thomas Partey denied visa for Canada opener Cristiano Ronaldo confident as Portugal gear up for World Cup 2026 campaign
