The Auditor-General is asking management of the Bolgatanga Technical University to recover GH¢325,048.15 from David Brown.
Mr. Brown is said to have resigned from the institution, thus invalidating a bond he signed with the technical university
This was contained in the Report of the Auditor General on the Public Accounts of Ghana – Technical Universities for the year ended 31 December 2022
“We noted that the University granted study leave with pay to Mr. David Brown to pursue a 4-year PhD in Road & Transport Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology from 2019 to 2022. However, Mr. David Brown resigned on 30 September 2022 after completing the course, without serving the University or refunding the full cost of salaries and allowances as stated on the bond form. The total salaries and allowances paid to him including interest amounted to GH¢325,048.15.”
Aside the AG’s recommendation for the retrival of the funds, the AG charged the institution to take steps to prevent similar situations from happening.
“We recommended to Management to take steps to recover the amount of GH¢325,048.15 from Mr. David Brown or his guarantors and pay same into the Auditor-General’s Recoveries Account at Bank of Ghana with account number 1018331470015. We again advised Management to ensure that any officer who wishes to access study leave with pay secures an insurance/bank guarantee before approval is granted. This will make it easier for Management to recover the money expended on the staff from the insurance/bank guarantee in the event the officer fails to return to serve the bond term.”
Source: A1radioonline.com|101.1MHz|Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith|Ghana
