Fraud: Auditor-General indicts Krachi West Director of Education

The Krachi West District Director of Education has been indicted by the Auditor-General for perpetrating fraud to the detriment of effective teaching and learning in the district.

According to the Auditor-General’s Report for the year ended 2013, the director failed to transfer GH¢114,907.95 he received as capitation grant to the basic schools in the district.

The director, with the connivance of the District Accountant, Mr Emmanuel Kpogli, withdrew GH¢58,862, representing 51 per cent of the amount, without any evidence of disbursement.

The report, however, failed to name the director involved in the fraud.

The capitation grant was instituted by the government to facilitate the transfer of funds to basic schools for the smooth running of the schools and effective teaching and learning at the basic level.

More withdrawals

The report also noted that GH¢185,228.38 was withdrawn from various accounts of the district as c