The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, Hon. James Klutse Avedzi, has directed the Central Gonja District Assembly to pay its workers the daily minimum wage.
This directive was issued during the Committee’s public sittings in Tamale, which commenced on Monday.
Over the next two days, the Committee will review the Auditor-General’s reports for the fiscal year ending 31st December 2023.
The report indicated that the Central Gonja District Assembly has been employing contract workers and paying them as little as 100 Ghana Cedis per month, while also being in arrears for the past year.
Responding to the concerns raised, the District Chief Executive, Hon. Iddrisu Salia, assured that the Assembly has fully complied with the Auditor-General’s recommendations by recruiting permanent staff and ensuring that they are paid the daily minimum wage.
The zonal public sittings of the PAC will also review infractions cited in the Auditor-General’s report, including unearned salaries, unsupported payments, and uncollected rents from workers and institutions.
These institutions include Senior High Schools, Technical Universities, Colleges of Education, and Polytechnics located in the Northern, North East, Upper West, and Upper East Regions.
