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20 Jun

Akufo-Addo Extends Auditor-General’s Tenure By Two Years

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the tenure of Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu for an additional two years. This extension was announced in a notice from the Audit Service dated July 19, addressed to all staff. The notice indicated that Mr. Asiedu was initially scheduled for statutory retirement on August 1, 2024. The Audit Service congratulated the Auditor-General on this extension, stating, "I wish to bring to the information of all staff that His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana, has extended the tenure of the office of the Auditor General, Mr. Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu for the next two years."…

26 Jul

Auditor-General Recovers GH¢11.52m In Unearned Salaries As Disallowance

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A special account at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) belonging to the Auditor-General to receive disallowed unearned salaries and allowances has accrued more than GH¢11.52 million as at the end of last month. Of the amount, GH¢10 million from the account, known as the ‘Auditor-General’s Recoveries Account,’ set up in June last year, has been transferred into the Consolidated Fund. The money is part of expenditure disallowances with regard to unearned salaries and other recoveries reported to Parliament through different Auditors-General reports. The Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, who made this known to the Daily Graphic in an exclusive interview in Accra, stated…

16 Feb

I Have The Legal Power To Advise The Auditor-General – Dame Tells Critics

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Attorney General Godfred Dame has responded to the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) after the civil society organization questioned the basis of his letter to the Auditor-General calling for the report on the Covid-19 expenditure to be unpublished. Mr Dame said that he has the legal power to advise a member of the public service commission including the Auditor-General. Mr Dame stated that it is astonishing that CDD-Ghana disputes the propriety of the Attorney-General rendering legal advice to the Auditor-General, and construes same as “an interference with the independence of the auditor general”. A proper reading of the Constitution, especially the…

30 Jan

Close Down Office Of The Auditor-General – GHAMRO CEO Fumes

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The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), Abraham Adjatey, has called for the closure of the office of the Auditor-General. The Auditor-General of Ghana, who is the head of the Ghana Audit Service, undertakes audits of the public accounts of Ghana and all public offices as mandated by Article 187 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. Mr. Adjatey told host of Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z, George Quaye on Saturday, January 28 that, lack of power on the part of the Auditor-General to directly prosecute people who have misapplied or misused state funds, has rendered the institution…

24 Jan

Financial Irregularities: Auditor-General Recovers ¢2.2bn Between 2017 And 2020

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The Audit Service headed by the Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has recovered a total amount of ¢2.210 billion as financial irregularities from public institutions, about 46.13% of the expected recoverable amount. This is out of ¢4.76 billion recommended for recovery for the period under review. According to the Auditor-General’s Reports from 2017 to 2020 and Payroll Savings as of September 2022, the Audit Service also saved the State a total of GH¢145.08 million from payroll certifications between 2018 and September 2022. The report said ¢1.282 billion has been recovered and deposited into an Auditor General’s Recoveries Account at the Bank…