Ghana is confronted with the challenge of building an economy through the path of good governance, transparency and accountability which demands that public officials eschew corruption, the Vice President, Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated.
Dr Bawumia, who made the statement in an address delivered on his behalf at the opening of this year's Accountants' Conference at Ho in the Volta regional capital, therefore, commended the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) for its role in the adoption and implementation of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPAS) as the basis for preparing and presenting financial statements of the public accounts of the nation, adding that IPSAS had helped in the effective allocation of resources.
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