BUDGET: Government to Ensure Public Accountability

The Minister of Finance, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, said on Friday that the Ministry of Justice would collaborate with the Ministry of the Interior, Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice, the proposed Office of Accountability and other agencies to ensure public accountability in the utilisation of resources.
Mr Osafo-Maafo said in the 2001 budget statement presented to parliament that the ministry would undertake a thorough revision of laws where necessary.
"The Ministry of Justice will accelerate the pace of the implementation of the Legal Sector Reform Programme in its bid to create a credible, responsive and effective legal system to increase efficiency and minimise delay in the administration of justice," he said.
Mr. Osafo-Maafo said 23.07 billion cedis has been allocated to the Ministry of Justice for its activities.
He said government would continue with projects such as the Library Complex for the Ghana School of Law, head office building of the Serious Fraud Office and the 12 regional and 12 sub-regional offices of the Attorney General's Department in Accra, Sekondi, Kumasi, Sunyani and Ho. Mr Osafo-Maafo also announced that a Law House would be constructed to accommodate the Attorney General's Department, Legal Aid Board and the Law Reform Commission and provide assistance in the mechanisation of court processes and activities.