Policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, has observed that because the Controller
and Accountant General Department (CAGD) wants to avoid the overbearing
powers of Ministers of state and heads of Departments and Agencies, it
has not been able to police its mandate.
It said due to this lackadaisical attitude, the CAGD has not been up
and doing in removing ghost names from the public payroll, a situation
it argued, was having serious repercussions on the country’s wage bill.
According to IMANI, it was about time the CAGD woke up from its slumber
and stood firm to enforce its mandate. This, the policy think tank
believes, would help empower the CAGD to block all fictitious payments,
so as to regain confidence in the public payroll administration.
“The CAGD must be able to enforce its mandate in making sure that it is
empowered to block all fictitious payments. It is apparent that the
CAGD is weak in this regard, probably because it wants to avoid clashes
with Ministers, Departmental…