The Headmaster for the Bolgatanga Senior High School (BigBoss) has been cited by the Report of the Auditor-General on the Public Accounts of Ghana, Pre-University Educational Institutions for the financial year ended 31 December 2021 for dipping his hands into the Free SHS Funds without proper justification.
“We noted that on 9 April 2021, the Headmaster of Bolgatanga SHS, Mr. Afelibiek Ababu, approved and paid to himself an advance of GH¢20,000.00 vide payment voucher number 07/04/21, from the Free SHS funds without justification,” portions of the report read.
His action contravenes “section 7 of the Public Financial Management Act 2016 (Act 921) [which] states that, a Principal Spending Officer of a covered entity shall ensure the regularity and proper use of money appropriated in that covered entity.”
“We recommended the refund of the GH¢20,000.00 from the Headmaster, Mr. Afelibiek Ababu, into the Free SHS account without delay. We further recommended that the Headmaster should be sanctioned in order to serve as a deterrent to other officers in positions of authority,” the statement read.
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