DECISION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACCRA DECLARATION
ON THE UNION GOVERNMENT AND THE AUDIT OF THE UNION
DOC. EX.CL/390 (XII)
The Executive Council:
1. TAKES NOTE of the Reports and Recommendations by the Ministerial Committee on the Union Government and the High Level Panel on the Audit of the Union as well as the Commission’s response to the recommendations of the Panel’s Report;
2. COMMENDS AND CONGRATULATES the Ministerial Committee, the High Level Panel and the Commission for the work that they have done;
3. CONSIDERS the Reports and the recommendations contained therein as a solid basis for further reflection on the future of the Union, its Organs, Institutions and Structures;
4. DECIDES TO RECOMMEND to the Assembly:
a) To mandate the Ministerial Committee to consider all the technical, legal and related issues, and submit specific recommendations that would facilitate decision-making on the way forward to achieving the Union government;
b) To authorize the convening of an Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council within three (3) months on the consideration of the Report on the Audit of the African Union and the comments of the Commission as well as those of the other organs of the Union, with the view to making appropriate recommendations thereon to the Assembly;
5. REQUESTS the Commission to take all necessary measures for wider circulation of the Audit Report together with the comments by the Commission.