Auditor General To Commence Payroll Audit In Upper East Today

In line with section 16 of the Audit Service Act, 2000 (Act 584), the Auditor General is to embark on a Nation-wide Payroll and Personnel Verification Audit of Government of Ghana Payroll with effect from October 9 to 16 in the Upper East Region.

In a statement signed by Mr George Swanzy Winful, Deputy General, Deputy Auditor-General said the Auditor-General would commence the exercise from October 9 to 16 in the Upper East Region whilst a mop up exercise for the region would start from October 17 to 23. Adding that, time table for other regions would be announced later.

The Special Audit would take-off in the Northern Region from October 10 to 17; and a mop up exercise from October 18 to 24.

According to the statement all Government employees in the two Regions must prepare for the exercise.

“All employees must avail themselves for the exercise and to come along with Biometric Registration Form, SSNIT Biometric Card (original Card), Payslip (recent), Appointment Letter (original plus photocopy), recent promotion or upgrade letter (original plus photocopy), and all academic certificates (original plus photocopy).

According to the statement, Nurses, Midwife and Doctors must provide in addition, Valid PIN from their respective Councils and at least two of the following identification cards: Voter’s ID, Passport, Driver’s License, or National Health Insurance Scheme.

We Ready To Fix public payroll irregularities – Audit Service

Deputy Auditor-General Mr George Winful says the Audit Service is highly determined to generate credible Payroll information that is robust and free from error and corruption to place Ghana in its rightful position.

“We want to put ourselves in a way our country takes its rightful position, the Audit Service is poised to clean the payroll of ghosts…so that they do not resurrect,” he told public sector workers on Tuesday in the Upper East Regional Capital, Bolgatanga.

Personnel in the public service taking their salaries from the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) were urged to avail themselves for the nationwide exercise since those who would not be account for could face sanctions.