The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the Donkorkrom District Education Office to recover more than GH¢17,000 wrongly paid to a teacher who was not qualified to receive it.

According to the 2024 Auditor-General’s Report, Stephen Akomeah, a Senior Superintendent II at Adeemmra R/C Primary School, fraudulently received Physically Challenged Transport Allowances between June 2021 and May 2024, totaling GH¢17,703.28, despite being able-bodied.

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The Auditor-General had earlier instructed that the amount, together with interest at the prevailing Bank of Ghana rate, be retrieved and deposited into the Auditor-General’s Recoveries Account. However, the funds remain unrecovered.

When officials from the Donkorkrom GES appeared before PAC on Friday, August 22, 2025, they could not justify how Akomeah was classified as physically challenged and allowed to benefit from the scheme.

Following heated exchanges, PAC Chairperson Abena Osei-Asare ordered the District Director of Education to ensure the full recovery of the funds with interest within 30 days or risk personally refunding the money.



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