The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has given Koforidua Technical University (KTU) management a 90-day ultimatum to recover GH¢800,000 in unearned salaries or face personal liability for the amount.
According to the 2022 Auditor-General’s Report, five university staff members received salaries for nearly two years despite being absent from duty, with some reportedly abroad or on study leave without proper authorization.
Appearing before the Committee on Thursday, November 6, 2025, Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Ohene Asiedu revealed that the university had recovered less than GH¢20,000 so far, adding that efforts were ongoing to trace the affected staff.
“We have been trying to contact some of the lecturers who are either abroad or on study leave. So far, the amount recovered is below GH¢20,000,” he told the Committee.
PAC members expressed disappointment over the university’s weak internal controls and lax enforcement measures. Deputy Chairman Samuel Atta Mills described the situation as “planned chaos,” criticizing KTU for failing to prevent and address the irregularities.
“This is government money—GH¢817,000 paid to separated staff. You claim you can’t reach them or show a recovery plan. This looks like deliberate negligence,” he said.
Mr. Atta Mills also disclosed that three of the five affected staff members did not sign bonds of agreement to return after their study leave, calling the lapse a “conspiracy to defraud the state.”
He directed the university to recover the outstanding funds within 90 days, warning that management members would be held personally accountable if they failed to comply.
“We are giving you 90 days to retrieve every pesewa. You have guarantors—use them. If the money isn’t recovered, you will refund it yourselves,” he warned.
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