EU delegations debunks cover up allegations

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Ambassador William Hanna
Ambassador William Hanna

The European Union Delegation to Ghana has refuted claims it attempted to cover up fraud in the country?s public sector payroll system.

Ambassador William Hanna
Ambassador William Hanna

Head of Delegation, Ambassador William Hanna, says the claims carried by a Sunday Times publication on December 14, 2014 are wrong.

In a story headlined, ?British aid bankrolls Ghana?s legion of ghost civil servants,? the paper reported that ?Millions of pounds of European Union aid ? much of it from British taxpayers ? has been paid to ?ghost workers? in Ghana in a huge corruption scandal.?

But Ambassador Hanna in a response said that ?Many of the allegations made in this article are wrong and the European Commission did not cover up its action; it was not late in informing the European Parliament; and it is not correct that there is a lack of control of budget support.

However we do agree that the problem of ghost workers and payroll system weaknesses in Ghana has to be addressed urgently.

This and other key structural reforms, now being discussed with the IMF, are needed to improve Ghana?s economic situation.?

This is why we welcome the recent decision by the Government of Ghana to set up an inter-ministerial committee to clean up the payroll.

Source: Andrew Nettey

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