THE University of Ghana, Accra City Campus has paid a total amount of GH¢182,176.39 as monthly responsibility allowance to various categories of staff without approval in addition to their regular responsibility paid via their respective payslips.
The revelation is highlighted in the 2020 Auditor-General’s Report on the audit of statutory boards and corporations.
Also, a total amount of GH¢119,370.77 was paid as a 13th-month salary (or annual bonus) to compensate staff inconvenience during the same period.
The report further recommended that Management should stop the payment of the monthly responsibility allowance and take the necessary steps to obtain approval from the College Provost and Vice-Chancellor or University Council failing which the total amount of GH¢182,176.39 shall be recovered from the affected beneficiaries.
‘’We noted that UG (on behalf of Accra City Campus) awarded a contract to Wilkado Construction Limited on 15 August 2014, at the sum of GH¢6,284,703.19, to complete the construction of administration block and lecture theatre at Accra City Campus within twenty-four (24) months’’ the report said.
However, works have not been completed even though UG procured building materials at the cost of GH¢188,641.72 to assist the Contractor (Wilkado Construction Limited) to complete the Lecture Theatre.
The Articles of Agreement between the University and Messrs Fuldako Furniture Company Limited provided for the supply and installation of science laboratory hardware at a contract sum of GH¢777,791.50 within eight (8) weeks after the contract award on 8 August 2016.
However, ‘’we noted that as of November 2019, the installation works have not been completed despite continuous reminders of the deliverable timelines.
We recommended that Management should take steps to review the contract terms and conditions as well as take steps to request Messrs Fuldako Furniture Company Limited to complete the outstanding works’’.
The report further recommended that Management should take steps to review the contract terms and conditions as well as take steps to request Wilkado Construction Limited to submit an active performance bond to complete the outstanding works. Physical Development and Municipal Services Directorate
BY Daniel Bampoe