West Africa: MFWA Defends Payroll Fraud Report By the Fourth Estate

We publish the statement below, issued by our solicitors, A-Partners @ Law, in response to the public commentary and threats of legal action that have followed a recent report by our accountability journalism project, The Fourth Estate, into findings published in Ghana’s latest Auditor-General’s Report.

The statement by our solicitors sets out the legal and ethical foundation of our publication, details of the steps taken to ensure accuracy and fairness, and explains the prompt remedial actions…