Special Prosecutor on Government Payroll

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has begun corruption, risk assessment and investigation into the government’s payroll system. In its half-year report released on December 29, 2023, the OSP stated that its assessment and investigation is to remove non-existent names and recover wrongful payments.

It cautioned that persons suspected to be culpable of committing any offence will be prosecuted. The OSP is working with the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to conduct the investigation. The investigation and assessment, according to the OSP, will cover all banks and employees on the government payroll.

Under the exercise which will be carried out in two phases, phase one will cover the Ghana Education Service and the health institutions. Phase II covers all other Metropolitan/Municipal/District Assemblies, Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. One hundred and fifty-two (152) other cases at various levels of consideration will also be investigated