The Audit Service has maintained that the University of Ghana overstated employee compensation

The Ghana Audit Service has refuted claims made by the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG) regarding a recent audit report, defending the integrity of their findings.

The response addresses UTAG-UG’s press conference held on May 20, where the union disputed the audit report’s claim that the University of Ghana overstated employee compensation by GH¢59.2 million between 2022 and 2024.

The Audit Service maintains that their audits are conducted according to international standards and applicable laws, and their reports aim to help institutions correct financial deviations, not malign their reputation.

According to a statement issued by the Audit Service, the publication and subsequent statements by UTAG-UG misrepresented the contents of a recent Special Audit Report titled “Recoveries Made from Disallowed Expenditure in the Auditor-General’s Reports from 2020–2023 and Payroll Savings as at 31st December 2024.”
The report, the Service clarified, was not meant to accuse the university of financial misconduct but rather to highlight recoveries and savings made through routine verification processes.

“The public should disregard such calls by UTAG-UG. Our audits are conducted in accordance with internationally recognized standards, including the International Standards for Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs), and applicable laws such as the 1992 Constitution, the Public Financial Management Act (2016), and the Audit Service Act (2000),” part of the statement read.