The
2022
Auditor-General’s
report
has
disclosed
that
an
amount
of
GH¢831,776.00
realised
from
the
sale
of
forms
for
the
selection
of
caterers
for
the
Ghana
School
Feeding
Programme
for
the
2017/2018
and
2018/2019
academic
years
has
not
been
accounted
for.
The
report
uncovered
that
21,880
application
forms
were
sold
at
GH¢50
each,
which
brought
in
GH¢1,094,000.00
but
only
GH¢262,224.00
was
recovered.
A
performance
audit
report
conducted
by
the
Auditor-General
for
the
period
2017
to
2022
on
the
management
of
the
programme
revealed
that
the
national
coordinator
attempted
to
retrieve
the
remaining
GH¢831,776.00
but
was
unsuccessful.
“We
noted
from
the
correspondence
files
that,
within
the
audit
period
the
National
Secretariat
through
the
MMDAs
advertised
nationwide
in
2017
for
prospective
caterers
to
apply
to
provide
catering
services
to
beneficiary
schools
for
the
2017/2018
and
2018/2019
academic
years
as
required.
“The
MMDCEs
sold
a
total
of
21,880
application
forms
at
GH¢50
each
and
realised
a
total
amount
of
GH¢1,094,000.00
from
the
sale.
However,
the
NS
recovered
GH¢262,224.00.
The
remaining
amount
of
GH¢831,776.00
was
still
outstanding
as
at
the
time
of
the
audit.
“The
correspondences
indicated
that
the
National
Coordinator,
through
the
Sector
Ministry,
sought
the
assistance
of
the
Minister
for
Local
Government,
Decentralisation
and
Rural
Development
(MLGD&RD),
and
the
Head
of
the
Local
Government
Services
to
retrieve
the
outstanding
amount
from
the
affected
MMDCEs,
and
a
reminder
to
the
defaulting
MMDCEs
to
pay
the
outstanding
amount
by
31
August
2022.
However,
as
at
the
time
of
the
audit,
six
of
the
225
MMDCEs
had
responded.”
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