The Cash Management Directorate of the Controller Accountant General’s Department has identified over 12,000 accounts belonging to the Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
Out of the figure, 6,000 of these accounts had been closed while the department is taking steps to reduce the numbers to an acceptable level.
Mr Siraj Tanko, Chief Accountant at the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), said this on Monday at a hands-on refresher training for officers involved in financial transaction under that Ministry and its agencies.
Over the next three days, the participants, including budget officers, stores, accountants, internal auditors, procurement officers and the Chief Director, would be schooled on the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) and Public Financial Management (PMF) regulations.
They would also be updated on the roles and responsibilities of each person on the value chains to avoid other officers transgressing into another’s responsibility.
