THREE "GHOSTS" APPEAR AT THE FINANCE MINISTRY



Reports from the Auditor-General reveals that three non-staff members of the Ministry of Finance received a total sum of GHC 1,112,895.96 as salaries for the period January 2020 to December 2021.


This is contained in the 2021 Auditor-General's Report presented  to Parliament. Paragraph 95 of the report states that during the audit exercise, the "personal files and names on the nominal roll of the Ministry could not be traced."


Meanwhile, Regulation 86 of the Public Financial Management Regulation, 2019(L.I 2378) mentions that, a "Principal Spending Officer of a covered entity shall ensure that only names of personels 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 three non-staff members of the Ministry of Finance include:

Allotey Eamon James with staff ID number TAMF1902, Kwakye Nana Yaw Asiedu with staff ID number TAMF 1906 and Adam Habibu with staff ID number TAMF0016. They received a gross monthly income of GHC 22,374.80; GHC 29,971.00 and GHC 19,848 respectively for a period of 24 months.


The report further recommends that the total amount of  GHC 1,112,895.96 be retrieved from the Chief Director and the payroll validators at MOF.

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