The District Chief Executive for Denkyenbour in the Eastern Region, Seth Birikroang, has refuted claims that majority of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives have not been paid for the past 16 months.
A group calling itself the Coalition of Progressive Assembly Members yesterday [Monday] alleged in a report that MMDCEs have not been paid since they were appointed.
But the Denkyenbuor DCE has denied these claims, telling Citi News the allegations are unfounded.
“I have even been paid for September, I don’t know where this story is coming from, and I can confirm to you that my colleagues in the Eastern region have been receiving their salary, because I have never heard any of them complaining about it, seriously I don’t know where this coming from,” he said.
There have been reports of unpaid or delayed salaries within the public service with unions threatening industrial action over delayed salaries.
Recently the Coalition of Concerned Teachers threatened to embark on strike over unpaid salaries.
PAC scolds MMDAs over financial mismanagement
In February 2018, various state institutions incurred the wrath of the Public Accounts Committee for blatantly flouting the country’s financial regulations.
Members of the PAC raised serious concerns about the continuous mismanagement of resources disbursed to state institutions particularly the Regional Coordinating Councils, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies.
Members of the PAC raised serious concerns about the continuous mismanagement of resources disbursed to state institutions particularly the Regional Coordinating Councils, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies.
The PAC is chaired by Deputy Minority Leader, James Klutse Avedzie, and members of the committee raised the concern at a sitting in Tamale when they were reviewing the Auditor General’s 2015/2016 report of public institutions.
Gomoa East Assembly questioned over GHc80,000 funeral expenses
The Gomoa East District Assembly in the Central Region in 2015 failed to provide documents to support the payment of monies into the state coffers, for over GHc80, 000 taken from the Common Fund on the funeral of a former District Chief Executive [DCE].
According to the 2015 Auditor General’s report, the budget for the funeral of the late DCE, Kingsley Ahunu-Armah, shot up from an initial GHc9, 000 to more than GHc80,000.
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By: Farida Yusif/citinewsroom.com/Ghana
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