Financial analyst Vickie Bright is calling for documentary evidence to settle ongoing disagreements over government disbursements to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), saying public statements alone are not sufficient to clarify the issue.
Speaking on Joy News, she said the debate should not be reduced to conflicting claims between institutions, stressing that only official financial records can provide a clear and verifiable account of the actual funds released.
Bright argued that Ghana’s approved budget already serves as a transparent benchmark, making it necessary to compare allocations with actual releases rather than rely on verbal assurances.
She maintained that what is needed is “documentary proof rather than he said, she said,” emphasising that public financial accountability must be grounded in records that can be independently verified.
The Ministry of Finance has stated that more than GH¢1.6 billion has been disbursed to MoFA, representing about 85 percent of the ministry’s allocation for Goods and Services and Capital Expenditure in 2026.
According to the ministry, most of the payments were processed through the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), backed by official warrants, approvals, and accounting entries initiated by MoFA.
However, Bright insists that such explanations must be matched against publicly accessible budget expectations to ensure consistency and transparency.
She further called for the matter to be escalated to the highest levels of government to resolve lingering doubts and restore public confidence in the reporting of expenditure flows.
