Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu is the Auditor-General
The Office of the Auditor-General has recovered an amount of GH¢12.7 billion from disallowed expenditures recommended for retrieval between 2020 and 2023.
This was contained in a special audit report submitted to Parliament.
According to the report, the GH¢12.7 billion recovered during the period came from public boards (GH¢10.79 billion); ministries, departments, and agencies (GH¢1.86 billion); technical universities (GH¢35 million); internally generated funds (GH¢13.8 million); pre-university institutions (GH¢9.09 million); and the District Assemblies Common Fund (GH¢7 million).
The amount forms part of a total of GH¢38.99 billion flagged and recommended for recovery by the Auditor-General over the four-year period.
The findings were disclosed in a special audit report on recoveries, which consolidates progress made based on recommendations from the Auditor-General’s reports covering 2020 to 2023.
In addition to the recovered sums, the report highlights that the state saved GH¢86,865,701.07 through payroll certification exercises conducted between 2022 and 2024.
The special audit report was formally submitted to the Speaker of Parliament in February 2025, reinforcing the importance of enforcement actions and accountability mechanisms outlined in previous audit reports.
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