H. FINANCIAL IMPROPRIETY

i.        Demand and receipt of fifteen two thousand Ghana cedis (GHS 52, 000.00)
The Committee found that Ms. Betty Mensah, a module coordinator at GYEEDA made demands and received the sum of fifty two thousand Ghana cedis (GHS 52, 000.00) before the Ghallywood module could be implemented. This occurred in spite of resistance and complaints by the SP to the National Coordinator. The Committee recommends reference of this case to the Office of the Attorney General and / or the Ghana Police Service for necessary action.

ii.       Complicity in ghost names creation and alleged fraudulent withdrawal
Documentation reviewed by the Committee revealed allegations of complicity in the unauthorized opening of bank accounts in the name of GYEEDA at the district level. This facilitated the unauthorized withdrawal of unclaimed beneficiary allowances through the unauthorized operation of accounts at the district level.

A preliminary investigation conducted by GYEEDA leadership revealed the involvement of some staff at the Head Office of GYEEDA including Osborne Djeni and Tapsoba Alhassan. Others at the Regional and District offices implicated include Omar Ibrahim and King George Fokuo. As a result, staff members including Tapsoba Alhassan and Omar Ibrahim and King George Fokuo were interdicted. However, a committee set up to fully investigate the involvement of these staff concluded that among other reasons the investigations did not meet public service enquiry standards and therefore the affected persons should be reinstated. The matter was then further referred to Office of the National Security Coordinator for an in-depth investigation. GYEEDA was not informed of the outcome of the investigations conducted by the office of the National Security Coordinator. The Committee was informed that National Security had not submitted a report to the MOYS.