The Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has ordered the removal of 6,263 government workers from the government payroll after a nationwide headcount
JUSMAnewshub -17th January 2026
The Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has ordered the removal of 3,120 teachers from the government payroll after they failed to show up or could not be properly identified during a nationwide staff headcount and verification exercise. The directive was issued to the Controller and Accountant-General as part of a broader audit of public sector institutions across the country.
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The verification exercise covered Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, as well as Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies. In total, 6,263 public sector workers could not be accounted for. The Ghana Education Service emerged as the most affected institution, recording the highest number of unverified staff.
According to the Auditor-General’s report, the affected teachers could not be linked to any physically existing or verifiable personnel at their respective duty posts. This raised serious concerns about weaknesses in payroll administration and internal control systems within the public sector. The removal of their names is expected to save the state significant sums by halting salary payments to individuals whose employment status cannot be confirmed.
Beyond the Ghana Education Service, other institutions flagged for payroll irregularities include the Ministry of Education with 267 unverified staff, the Ghana TVET Service with 77 cases, and the Ghana Library Board with four unverified names.
The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department has been tasked to act swiftly on the Auditor-General’s recommendations by deleting the affected names from the payroll and strengthening monitoring mechanisms to prevent similar irregularities in the future.
