Ghana's constitutional audit institution, launching an Audit Recommendations Tracker in October 2026 to monitor implementation and recovery of public funds amid GH¢280.5 million in outstanding surcharges.
… The Ghana Audit Service, working in partnership with EY and PwC, was tasked to audit and validate GH¢68.7 billion in arrears and payables submitted by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). …
Seven employees of Cocoa Processing Company PLC have been interdicted following audit findings by the Ghana Audit Service, which identified an outstanding and unaccounted amount of GH¢4,373,355.04 linked to the operations of the CPC Consumer Cooperative Shop. …
Seven staff members of Cocoa Processing Company PLC have reportedly been interdicted following revelations in a special audit conducted by the Ghana Audit Service, which cited GH¢4,373,355.04 as outstanding and unaccounted for in relation to the operations of the CPC Consumer Coo …
… The Auditor General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, raised these concerns at a ceremony to commission a new Ashanti regional office for the Ghana Audit Service in Kumasi. …
… The hearings have brought together key stakeholders, including officials from various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), heads of public basic and secondary schools, and representatives from the Ghana Audit Service, who are required to respond to audit queri …
Dr Pamela Graham, Ghana's Auditor-General, vowed to fully exercise constitutional powers of disallowance and surcharge against unlawful expenditure. She announced the Ghana Audit Service will deploy an Audit Recommendations Tracker from October 2026 to publicly monitor audit recommendation implementation and recovery progress, noting that GH¢280.5 million in surcharges remained outstanding as of February 2026.
Dr Pamela Graham, Ghana's Auditor-General, vowed to fully exercise constitutional powers of disallowance and surcharge against unlawful expenditure. She announced the Ghana Audit Service will deploy an Audit Recommendations Tracker from October 2026 to publicly monitor audit recommendation implementation and recovery progress, noting that GH¢280.5 million in surcharges remained outstanding as of February 2026.
Ghana's Audit Service will roll out an electronic Audit Recommendations Tracker next month to publicly monitor implementation of audit findings and recovery of public funds. The tracker will allow the Audit Service, Public Accounts Committee and the public to follow progress on recommendations, showing which have been implemented, those outstanding, delays, recoverable amounts, and corrective or disciplinary measures taken.
Ghana's Audit Service has been urged to fully enforce disallowance and surcharge powers against financial offenders and modernize operations through digital and AI-enabled systems. According to figures from Auditor-General reports cited by Presidential Advisor Francis Dodoo, the country lost GH¢100 billion over the past six years through financial irregularities.
Ghana's Audit Service will launch an online tracker in October 2026 to monitor implementation of audit recommendations and track recoverable amounts. This comes as GH¢280.5 million in surcharges from audit reports remains unpaid, with only GH¢57.2 million collected since 2022.
The Director of Audit at the Ghana Audit Service has urged journalists to look beyond spending figures when assessing government performance, arguing that accounting for public money does not necessarily demonstrate resources achieved their intended purpose. Performance auditing examines whether expenditure translates into expected results and whether systems and processes deliver intended outcomes.
An investigative report alleges that Ghana's Auditor-General omitted hundreds of millions of cedis in COVID-19 fumigation spending from its audit findings, including GH¢299 million spent by the Ministry of Local Government. The Majority Chief Whip called the discrepancy a potential major public finance scandal if the allegations are established.
An investigation found that the Auditor-General's COVID-19 audit reported GH¢96 million in fumigation expenditure while government ministries spent hundreds of millions more on the exercise, with the Ministry of Local Government's GH¢299 million in fumigation contracts not included in the reported figure. The Ghana Audit Service confirmed the expenditure was audited but has not explained its omission, prompting the Majority Chief Whip to warn that if proven, this could constitute an unprecedented public finance scandal.
The IMF's Technical Assistance Report identified significant financial and procurement weaknesses in the energy and roads sectors, with more than 15 percent of payables and 6.4 percent of procurement commitments breaching public financial management regulations. The report specifically highlights the Electricity Company of Ghana over procurement and contractual weaknesses, citing a Ghana Audit Service finding that ECG acquired electricity meters valued at approximately US$145 million through 50 contracts without complying with the Public Procurement Act, and notes that unsolicited "take-or-pay" Power Purchase Agreements have created ongoing financial obligations pressuring the energy sector.
Ghana's public financial management system recorded GH¢20.49 billion in financial irregularities across public boards, corporations, ministries and local assemblies in 2024, according to the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition's 2025 State of Corruption Report. Public boards and corporations accounted for the largest share, with irregularities rising from GH¢8.8 billion in 2023 to GH¢18.4 billion in 2024, reflecting weak expenditure controls and enforcement of financial management rules.
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition's 2025 State of Corruption Report documents progress by accountability institutions including 71 investigations and seven convictions by the Office of the Special Prosecutor, and GH¢10 million recovered by the Audit Service, while flagging persistent weaknesses in the country's anti-corruption efforts.
The Ghana Audit Service recovered approximately GH¢24.95 million in unearned salaries and irregular payments in 2025, comprising GH¢10 million from a nationwide payroll audit affecting 2,408 separated staff and GH¢14.95 million through routine audits, according to the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition's State of Corruption Report 2025.
A database of 65 Auditor-General reports from 2010 to 2025 across five audit streams shows Ghana flagged a combined US$19.96 billion (GH¢129.8 billion) in financial irregularities in public accounts, with the NPP accounting for $16.22 billion across 40 reports and the NDC for $3.74 billion.
Former Head of Information and Public Affairs at Ghana's Embassy in Washington, Kofi Tonto, has denied involvement in an alleged US$19 million fraudulent scheme uncovered by a forensic audit. He stated that a US$800 payment he received in July 2021 was a lawful child benefit following the birth of his daughter, made under an existing embassy practice.
The National Petroleum Authority has rejected media reports claiming the Auditor-General's Performance Audit Report found financial losses, corruption or misappropriation, stating the audit established no such findings and criticising publications for omitting management responses.
An EOCO investigator testified in court that the wealth acquired by former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene and his wife could not be reconciled with their known income, including 11 identified properties compared against salaries ranging from GHS5,000 to GHS7,000 monthly.
An analysis argues that while Ghana's new Value for Money Office Act addresses overpriced government contracts (estimated to cost USD 3 billion annually), the reform risks failing without a clear institutional process architecture defining when and with what authority each actor operates alongside existing procurement laws.
KGL Technology Limited paid GH¢173,360,000 to the National Lottery Authority in 2025, equivalent to 3.86 times the combined payments of the 29 other licensed operators, which together remitted GH¢44,900,161.23. KGL's contribution accounted for 79.4 percent of the total GH¢218.3 million paid by all licensed private operators in 2025.
The Ghana Center for Democratic Development has called on citizens to demand transparency and strengthen accountability at the district level, particularly through Social Auditing Clubs using the Local Governance Act. The call was made during a training programme in Sogakope under the SARIS Project, which is funded by the EU and operates across 24 selected districts in Ghana.
At the IMF-World Bank spring meetings in April 2026, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that global growth has declined from 3.4% in 2025 to 3.1% in 2026, with particular vulnerability for sub-Saharan African countries that import energy and have limited policy space. She cautioned that global public debt is on track to breach 100% of GDP by 2029, the highest level since 1948.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned at April 2026 spring meetings that global growth declined from 3.4% in 2025 to 3.1% in 2026, with sub-Saharan African countries most vulnerable to negative impacts, particularly those that import energy and have limited policy space; global public debt is projected to breach 100% of GDP by 2029.
Seven employees interdicted over a GH¢4,373,355.04 financial discrepancy flagged by the Ghana Audit Service deny responsibility and claim they were not given fair hearing before interdiction. The workers allege the audit team failed to consult them and that management misinterpreted figures without reconciling them with internal ledgers.
Seven employees of Cocoa Processing Company PLC have been interdicted following Ghana Audit Service findings of GH¢4,373,355.04 in unaccounted amounts linked to the CPC Consumer Cooperative Shop, which accumulated debts for goods supplied and operated rent-free on company premises without paying utilities during 2023–2025.
Seven Cocoa Processing Company PLC staff members have been interdicted following a Ghana Audit Service special audit that found GH¢4,373,355.04 outstanding and unaccounted for relating to the CPC Consumer Cooperative Shop's operations during 2023-2025. The audit revealed the consumer shop, operated by workers through their unions, had accumulated indebtedness to the company for supplied products and allegedly operated rent-free without paying utilities.
Ghana Audit Service leadership has raised concerns that auditor independence is compromised because 70 per cent of audit operations are accommodated by the district assemblies they oversee, while only 30 per cent operate from independent offices. The Auditor General highlighted risks including undue familiarity and weakened objectivity while commissioning a new Ashanti regional office complex in Kumasi.
The Public Accounts Committee has directed the Coordinating Director and finance officers of Aowin District Assembly to refund over GH¢50,000 within 30 days after they failed to provide valid documentation for various expenditures flagged in the 2024 Auditor-General's Report, including unsupported amounts for rent, fuel, and missing payment vouchers.