Former Procurement Director Frank Oliver Kpodo cited in GH¢427 million unearned salary audit

This revelation comes from a new investigation by The Fourth Estate, based on an Auditor-General’s report covering government payroll systems from January 2023 to June 2025. The audit identified over 6,000 government employees who collectively received more than GH¢800 million in unearned salaries, with Kpodo's alleged amount representing over half of this total. The Auditor-General's 2025 Payroll Audit Report recommended the immediate removal of Kpodo and others from the government payroll and the recovery of all unearned salaries.

Kpodo, who previously appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on March 31, 2026, for separate allegations, described the current claims as "worrying and surprising." He stated that his salaries were processed with verifiable pay slips and that he was unaware of any irregularities, adding that the Audit Service had not contacted him regarding the matter. He also noted that salary validation at the Ministry of Defence is managed by the Human Resource unit and the Chief Director’s office.