The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced progress in retrieving unearned salaries paid to some of its staff, as disclosed during a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sitting.
Director-General of the GHS, Professor Kaba Akoriyea, told the committee on Monday that a total of GH¢10,900 had so far been recovered. This includes GH¢2,445 from Mr. Daniel Boateng, GH¢3,000 from Madam Elizabeth Nsiah, and an additional GH¢5,455 from two other staff members.
The disclosure was made when Prof. Akoriyea appeared before the PAC at Parliament House.
“Honourable Chair, the GHS has been working to strengthen its staff validation process to prevent similar cases of unearned salary payments in the future.
“The service has reviewed its validation process to include monthly checks to identify absent staff members and engage guarantors and families of staff who vacated posts after study leave for refunds,” he said.
PAC on Monday, September 29, reconvened to continue its public hearings to review the Auditor-General’s report for the year ending December 31, 2024.
The Committee will, from Monday to Wednesday, October 1, scrutinize various government MDAs for alleged financial irregularities.
Among the ministries appearing before the committee will be the Ghana Statistical Service, Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, Ministry for the Interior, Ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s Department, and the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs.
The others are the Ministry of Sports and Recreation, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Art, the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, the Ministry of Environment, Science, and Technology, and the Ministry of Transport.
The PAC’s scrutiny of the Auditor-General’s report highlights the committee’s commitment to ensuring accountability and transparency in government financial dealings.
PAC has taken note of these recoveries and has given the validation officer 90 days to pay the unrecovered sum of unearned salaries totaling GH¢21,445, which was paid to staff in 2023.
Credit: GNA
