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Stephen Domelovo, a brother of former Auditor General, Daniel Domelovo has passed on. The deceased was the acting Director of Social Communication for the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra. Mr Domelovo died on Thursday, September 26, at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC). Brother Stephen was well-known for his role …

Financial irregularities among public boards, Corporations, and other statutory institutions declined by Ch¢ 6.2billion in 2023 , the Auditor General’s report has disclosed. During the period ending December 31 2023, the total irregularities recorded a decrease of 41.6 per cent (chs¢260,1786 from Ch¢15, 059 441,806) in 2022 to total irregularities …

The Progressive School Feeding Caterers Association of Ghana (POSCAG) has rejected parts of a recent Auditor General’s report that cited them for overpayment and indicted them for preparing unwholesome food for pupils. The latest performance report by the Auditor-General reveals that caterers were overpaid by GH¢2.3 million between 2017 and …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the contract of Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, indicating he will serve for an additional two years. Mr. Asiedu was due for statutory retirement on August 1, 2024. A notice dated June 19 from the Audit Service congratulated Mr. Asiedu on the extension. “I …

Godfred Yeboah Dame, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, has protested what he says is a premature publication of the report of the special audit on the Government’s COVID-19 transactions by the Auditor-General. He has consequently asked the Auditor-General to unpublish the report, pending the fulfilment of constitutional injunctions leading …

The 2021 Auditor-General’s report has unearthed irregularities amounting to GH¢1,080,913,824. It comprises tax irregularities, cash irregularities, indebtedness/loans/advances, payroll irregularities, stores/procurement irregularities, rent irregularities and contract irregularities. The A-G detected payroll irregularities amounting to GH¢5,583,498.00. Included in the total payroll irregularities was unearned salaries totalling GH¢1,501,740.00 paid to 146 officers of …

The 2021 Auditor General’s (A-G) report indicates clearly that financial irregularities have significantly dropped from GHS2,165,542,368.14 in 2016 to GHS1,080,931,937.00 in 2021, representing over 50% reduction from the 2016 figure to the 2021 figure. Irregularities generally do not represent monies being necessarily stolen or having disappeared. It could also mean …

Civil Society Group, OccupyGhana has requested full details of disallowance and surcharge certificates issued by the Auditor-General in respect of infractions committed by officials of public service institutions. The group further demanded evidence of service of the certificate on the persons surcharged, the date on which the certificate was transmitted …

A pressure movement, OccupyGhana has threatened the Auditor-General with a court action if he fails to respond to them on issues on disallowances and surcharges.   According to the group, they have written series of letters requesting the Auditor-General to furnish them on actions taken “for illegal use of government …

Mr Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu has been sworn in as the new Auditor-General by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. His appointment takes effect from August 27, 2021, replacing Mr Daniel Yao Domelevo, the former Auditor-General. Before his appointment, Mr Asiedu was the Acting Auditor-General Vice President Bawumia, who administered the Oath …