The 2021 Auditor-General’s report has found that some 88 former staff of the Ministry of Education were paid a total of GH¢1,082,455.02 as “unearned salaries” after they “separated” with the ministry.
“We noted that 88 staff who separated from their respective institutions were paid unearned salaries amounting to GH¢1,082,455.02”, the report said
“We recommended that the heads of these offices should recover the total unearned salaries of GH¢1,082,455.02 from the beneficiaries, failing which the amounts should be recovered the heads”, the report recommended.
Also, it noted: “We noted that the Heads of Finance of 16 institutions of education paid a total amount of GH¢1,727,708.99 for various activities without adequate or relevant supporting documents”.
The Auditor-General’s Department recommended that the heads of the institutions involved should refund the amount of GH¢1,727,708.99.
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