Auditor General’s Report: More Than GH₵12.7bn Reclaimed from Unauthorized Spending
A total of GH¢12,717,731,074 has been recovered from disallowed expenditures recommended for retrieval between 2020 and 2023, according to a special audit report submitted to Parliament.
The amount recovered is part of GH¢38,988,624,925 flagged and recommended for recovery by the Auditor-General over the four years.
The findings were disclosed in a special audit report on recoveries, which consolidates progress made based on recommendations from the Auditor-General’s reports covering 2020 to 2023.
In addition to the recovered sums, the report highlights that the state saved GH¢86,865,701.07 through payroll certification exercises conducted from 2022 to 2024.
The special audit report was formally submitted to the Speaker of Parliament in February 2025, reinforcing the importance of enforcement actions and accountability mechanisms outlined in previous audit reports.
