Mr. Patrick Wisdom Krampah, former headmaster of Ahamansu L. A. Erishad Primary School in the Oti Region, was arrested last Monday by the Jasikan Police and placed in detention for allegedly raking in an unearned salary of GH¢72,759.32.
Last Friday, Dr. James Klutse Avedzi, chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), directed the Kadjebi District Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to engage the police to arrest Krampah for financial misconduct against the state.
A source close to the Jasikan Police, who confirmed the suspect’s detention to the Daily Graphic, claimed Krampah was supporting the police with their investigations.
The PAC discovered that on February 1, 2018, Krampah quit his position as headteacher to work as a project assistant for the Youth Employment Agency (YEA).
This is from the 2022 Auditor-General’s Report on the Accounts of Ghana: Ministries, Departments, and Other Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020, which was presented to the committee on January 31, 2024.
According to the report, Krampah got unearned salaries from February 2018 to June 2020.
Meanwhile, the Auditor-General has advised that the District Director of Education recover the sum from Krampah, plus interest at the current bank rate, and deposit it in the Auditor-General’s Recovery Account at the Bank of Ghana.
By default, the funds should be recovered from the district director and validators.
Dr. Avedzi emphasised that Krampah’s actions violated the Public Financial Management Regulations.
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