In the 2022 Auditor-General's report, both the Controller and Accountant General, along with his director of pensions unit, have been accused of persistently paying pensions to 59 deceased pensioners during the audit of public accounts of ministries, departments, and agencies.

According to the report, these deceased pensioners passed away between 2013 and 2019, yet they have been receiving undeserved pension payments, amounting to a total of GH¢393,315.06 up to now.

Surprisingly, these payments continued despite the existence of Regulation 92 in the Public Financial Management Regulations of 2019, which explicitly instructs the principal spending officer of a covered entity to promptly cease salary payments to public servants upon their death, conviction, dismissal, or when they go on leave without pay.

The report highlighted that a review of pensioners' files revealed that the Controller and Accountant General failed to halt payments to the 59 deceased pensioners in the FAAB system, leading to the disbursement of unearned pension funds amounting to GH¢393,315.06.

Consequently, the Auditor-General made a recommendation that the Controller and Accountant General take necessary measures to ensure that the Director of Pensions Unit recovers the amount from the beneficiaries of the deceased pensioners.

The report further stipulated that once recovered, the money should be deposited into the Auditor-General's Recoveries Account at the Bank of Ghana. In the event that recovery from the beneficiaries does not materialize, the amount should be reclaimed from the Director of Pensions Unit.

List of the 59 deceased pensioners receiving nonstop pension attached below