Kan-Dapaah elected Chairperson of WAAPAC

Page 15, March 1, 2010
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah

THE Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah, has been elected as the chairperson of the West African Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC) for a two-year term.
His unanimous election took place at the annual general meeting of the association held in Accra.
The WAAPAC brings together members of the Public Accounts Committees in West Africa to promote non-partisan forum and encourage its members to exchange views on issues of general interest to PACs.
WAAPAC also facilitates and encourages interactions among PACs, governments and other relevant role players in order to promote transparency and accountability in the management of public funds within the sub-region.
Mr Kan-Dapaah, who was a Cabinet minister in the Kufuor administration for eight years, brings into his new assignment a wealth of experience in auditing and parliamentary duties having been a Member of Parliament since 1997.
He was once the president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ghana and the Vice-President of the Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa (ABWA).
Mr Kan-Dapaah told newsmen that his election was an honour and a challenge.
He will be assisted by two deputies one each from Liberia and Sierra Leone.