One of the Newly created District in Ghana (Assin North District Assembly) in the central region who's head office is located at Assin B...
One of the Newly created District in Ghana (Assin North District Assembly) in the central region who's head office is located at Assin Bereku headed (led) by a very brilliant, vibrant and energetic person Hon. Charles Ohene Ando has been accused with unsupported payment of twenty one thousand five hundred and forty one cedis ninety pesewas ( Gh¢ 21,541.90).
Regulation 39 of the financial administration regulation 2014, requires that, a head of department to ensure that transactions are properly authenticated to show that amount are due and payable and order for disbursement that does not meet these requirements is rejected.
Contrary to the above regulation, the management of Assin North District Assembly made a total payment of ¢21,541.90 from the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) But were not supported with relevant expenditure documents such as statement of claim, receipts and invoices to authenticate the transactions.
Poor supervision on the part of the respective finance officer to ensure that these relevant documents were obtained to substantiate the transactions before payment were made accounted for the anomaly payment not properly substantiated could lead to payment for goods not supply and services not rendered to the Assembly.
Following this misused of public funds, the author general has ordered the immediate recovery of the amount (¢21,541.90) from the coordinating director and the finance officers of the respective Assembly.
Story by: Odiasempa Kwaku Ahiaku
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