Dr. Bawumia launches digital solution to eliminate ‘Ghost names’ on Government payroll

Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia launched a digital solution to eliminate ‘Ghost names’ on the Government payroll yesterday, 10th January 2024.

According to the Vice President, the system involves the linkage of the Government of Ghana (GoG) National Mechanised Payroll Database of the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) with the National Identification Authority (NIA) Database, with the real-time biometric validation and verification of applicants decentralised to the various CAGD Verification Centres across the country to ensure more accessibility and convenience.

He added that the system will ensure real-time validation and verification of new and old employees, improve data accuracy for decision-making, enhance transparency and accountability, and save Government the huge costs of regular Payroll Audits across the country since the data can be audited anytime at source, and will operate in decentralized biometric verification centres, saving users the cost of travelling to Accra for validation and verification.

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh