Finance ministry paid GH¢1.1 million to 3 ghost names in 2 years – Auditor General
The Ministry of Finance has been indicted in the Auditor General’s report, accused of paying three persons who were not staff of the Ministry a total of GH¢1,112,895.96 as salaries from January 2020 to December 2021.
The audit report for the year 2021 noted that the ministry could not trace the personal files and names of these three persons who received the salaries for one year on the nominal roll of the Ministry.
Regulation 86 of the Public Financial Management Regulations, 2019 (L.I. 2378) states that a Principal Spending Officer of a covered entity shall ensure that only the names of personnel who are eligible to receive payment for work done are kept on the payment voucher and keep records of the nominal roll of the covered entity in a manner that ensures that the correct amount of emolument is paid.
The names of the three persons are, Allotey Eamon James, Kwakye Nana Yaw Asiedu, and Adam Habibu, who were not traceable by the Auditor.
Of the three persons, the first received a total of GH¢ 206,433.00, the second person GH¢ 535,738.80 and the last person GH¢ 370, 724.16 culminating in the GH¢1,112,895.96 total.
By: Agaatorne Douglas Asaah | myactiveonline.com
