The Ghana Education Service (GES) has been directed by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament to handle Senior High School (SHS) energy bills payments in order to avoid disconnections. The Committee discussed the Auditor-General’s report on the use and management of the District Assemblies Common Fund and other statutory funds for the year ending December 31, 2023, and this directive was issued during that session in Tamale.
According to the research, a number of secondary schools, including Tamale Business School, Tumu SHS, Wa SHS, and St. Basilide’s Vocational/Technical Institute, have substantial electricity bills debt with the Northern Electricity Distribution Company Limited (NEDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). In order to prevent service disruptions, the PAC implored the GES to intervene and clear these arrears.The Committee also decided that the Ministry of Interior and National Security should be solely responsible for managing security-related expenses.
They made it clear that district assemblies shouldn’t try to solve local security issues with their meager resources. Additionally, the Auditor-General’s audit revealed that the Binduri District Assembly had been paying casual workers less than GH¢18.15 per day, or more than GH¢400 per month, the national minimum wage.The Assembly was instructed by the Committee to guarantee that all laborers get at least the federal minimum wage. Mr. Andrew Akumbotum, the District Coordinating Director, responded by assuring the Committee that the problem had been fixed and would not recur.
SOURCE https://dew360.net
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