I. BACKGROUND
On 12 April 2013, the Hon. Minister of Youth and Sports (MOYS), Mr. Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah appointed a five-member Impact
Assessment and Review Committee to investigate alleged maladministration and financial indiscipline at the National Youth Employment (NYEP), re-named the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Agency (GYEEDA). The members of the
Committee are:
Mr. Ferdinand Gunn - Chairman
Mr. Tuinese Edward Amuzu - Member and Secretary
Mr. Randolph Nsor-Ambala - Member
Mr. Kwami Edem Senanu - Member
Mr. Mike K. Gabah - Member
The terms of reference required the Committee to:
a. Review the regulatory framework of GYEEDA, formally NYEP, and how it has evolved to its current state, examining in
detail the various modules and partner programmes;
b. Perform current state analysis of financial management, operation of bank accounts, procurement and contracting procedures,
disbursements, human resource and other management practices;
c. Review the capacity of persons entrusted with certain key responsibilities related to the mandate of the Programme;
d. Perform in-depth investigations of possible irregularities of crime and related financial losses and actions taken by
management to recover possible embezzlement of money and other assets as the case may be;
e. Evaluate the administrative and accounting procedures and disbursement procedures that have been followed; f. Review and investigate any potential conflict of interest, among others.
The Committee was given 10 weeks within which to submit its report.