The Internal Audit Agency (IAA) held a stakeholder engagement on the proposed Internal Audit Authority Bill on 28th October 2026 at Veronique Heights in Kumasi. The programme provided a platform for stakeholders to discuss the proposed legislation and its implications for the internal auditing profession in Ghana.
The Acting Director-General of the IAA, Mr. Conrad Z. Dumbah, presented an overview of the provisions of the Internal Audit Agency Act, 2003 (Act 658), in comparison with those of the proposed Internal Audit Authority Bill.
His presentation was followed by an open forum, during which participants raised pressing issues and concerns relating to the Bill.
In his remarks, the Director of Budget at the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Benjamin Sowah Adjetey, emphasised the role of internal auditing and the need to ensure that internal auditors are secure in the discharge of their duties. He described the Bill as part of the process towards strengthening the independence of internal auditing and encouraged participants to voice their concerns.
Mr. Adjetey also expressed the Ministry of Finance’s strong interest in the passage of the Bill, underscoring its importance to the internal auditing profession.
The southern session of the stakeholder engagement was held on 29th October 2026 on the 7th Floor of the Ministry of Finance Building, Tower 1.
