Auditor-General Directs Removal of 3,120 Teachers from Government Payroll

 

Auditor-General Directs Removal of 3,120 Teachers from Government Payroll

Following a nationwide audit of public-sector payroll records, the Auditor-General has ordered the deletion of 6,263 unverified names, including 3,120 teachers, from the government payroll. 

The directive forms part of ongoing efforts to tighten payroll controls and prevent the continued payment of salaries to individuals whose employment status could not be confirmed.

The instruction was communicated in a formal letter dated 13 January 2026 to the Controller and Accountant-General and signed by Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu. The correspondence explained that the affected individuals could not be validated during a comprehensive physical headcount and records verification exercise conducted across Ministries, Departments and Agencies as well as Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies.

According to the Auditor-General, the verification exercise was carried out in accordance with an earlier directive issued in March 2025, which required all institutions on the mechanised payroll to confirm the authenticity of their staff records. Despite this directive, a significant number of names on the payroll could not be linked to identifiable or verifiable employees, raising concerns about weaknesses in payroll management and internal controls within the public service.

The Ghana Education Service recorded the highest number of unverified personnel, with 3,120 teachers identified during the audit. Other education-related institutions affected include the Ministry of Education, the Ghana TVET Service, the Ghana Library Board, and the National Service Secretariat. Similar discrepancies were also detected in the health sector, notably within the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, Christian Health Association of Ghana, and the National Ambulance Service.

Additional unverified names were recorded in the Local Government Service, the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department, and several other public institutions, including the Judicial Service, Electoral Commission, Security Services, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO).

The Auditor-General has directed that all affected entries be deleted from the mechanised payroll system without delay to prevent further irregular salary payments. Copies of the directive were forwarded to the Minister of Finance, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Finance, and the Director of Payroll at the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department, underscoring the fiscal significance of the findings.

The payroll clean-up exercise is expected to reinforce accountability, strengthen financial oversight, and ensure the prudent management of public resources within the public service.



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