The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), James Klutse-Avedzi, has directed the Kadjebi District Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to involve the Ghana Police in the arrest of the former Head Teacher of Ahamansu LA Erishad Primary School, Mr. Krampah Patrick Wisdom.
This action comes in response to the revelation that Mr. Krampah Patrick Wisdom received GHC72,759.32 in unearned salary.
The committee discovered, based on the 2022 Auditor-General’s Report on the Accounts of Ghana – Ministries, Departments, and Other Agencies, that Mr. Krampah Patrick Wisdom had vacated his post on February 1, 2018, and joined the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) as a Project Assistant.
Despite leaving his position, he received salary payments from February 2018 to June 2020, resulting in the total unearned salary of GHC72,759.32.
The Auditor-General has therefore recommended that the Regional Education Director should ensure that the District Director of Education recovers the amount of GHC72,759.32 from Mr. Krampah Patrick Wisdom with interest at the prevailing Bank of Ghana rate and pay same into the Auditor-General’s Recoveries Account with the Bank of Ghana, failing which the amount should be recovered from the District Director and the Validators.
However, the Chairman of the Committee stated that the action of the Former Head Teacher contravenes Regulation 92 of the Public Financial Management Regulations, 2019 (L.I. 2378) and Mr. Krampah Patrick Wisdom must be picked up by the Police.
The Director General of Ghana Education Service, Dr. Eric Nkansah and the Deputy Minister of Education, Gifty Twum Ampofo led the various Education Directorates and Services to answer irregularities cited against them in the 2022 Auditor-General’s Report.
Eyi aaaa, you see oo, and others are suffering. He must be jailed.