Auditor-General
(A-G) Daniel Yaw Domelevo has accused the Ministry of Finance (MoF) for dishing
out payments to third party organisations even though no work was executed to
warrant the payments.
The MoF acquired the services of Kroll Associates in 2017 to recover assets
from identified wrongdoers; investigate allegations of wrongdoing; provide
evidence for assets recoveries; build capacity for the transfer of skills;
advice on preventative techniques and structures to prevent and detect future
corruption.
However, in its annual report on Public Accounts of Ghana (PAG) as of 31
December 2018 on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the
Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo stated that: “During our review of the
contract with Kroll Associates, we noted that though there was no evidence of
work done, the Ministry in 2018 paid an amount of US$1 million (equivalent of
GH¢4,890,000) to the company”.
The report added that there were inconsistences in some of the documentations.
For instance “though the contract was signed in September 2017, some of the
invoices attached to the payment vouchers predated the award of the contract”.
The A-G’s report stated that in view of the non-performance of Kroll Associates
in executing the contract, the agreement should be “abrogated and any moneys
paid to the company recovered immediately”.
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