The Ghana Audit Service has responded to comments by the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG) about its report.
The Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG) had criticised the Auditor-General's handling of the audit report involving the university, accusing the Audit Service of procedural and ethical violations.
But the service described them as "inappropriate and not grounded on facts." Read also: UTAG-UG slams Auditor-General for denying UG management the right of response to 'damning' report This comes in the wake of a press conference held by UTAG-UG on Tuesday, May 20, that disputed claims that the the University of Ghana overstated its employee compensation by GH¢59.2 million between 2022 and 2024.
According to a statement issued by the Audit Service, the publication and subsequent statements by UTAG-UG misrepresented the contents of a recent Special Audit Report titled "Recoveries Made from Disallowed Expenditure in the Auditor-General's Reports from 2020-2023 and Payroll Savings as at 31st December 2024." The report, the Service clarified, was not meant to accuse the university of financial misconduct but rather to highlight recoveries and savings made through routine verification processes.
