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.