A special payroll verification audit report by the Auditor General claims the University of Ghana was the biggest culprit in inflating salary claims among government institutions.
The University alone, according to the report, accounted for GH¢59.2 million, or 68%, of the GH¢86.86 million saved through payroll audits between 2022 and 2024.
The audit, which matched employee compensation claims against verified payments, flagged large discrepancies at the University, most of them occurring in 2024, an election year.
Between 2022 and 2024, the University submitted salary claims totaling GH¢1.09 billion.
