The Ministry of Health is seeking an additional six months to recoup approximately 100,000 Ghana Cedis from 19 employees who defaulted on rent payments in 2022.

These employees were given official housing at Korle Bu and Asylum Down Flats but neglected to pay their rent.

The Ministry blames the non-payment on the Financial Controller of the Ministry of Finance’s failure to submit essential input forms.

Director of Policy, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, Emma Ofori Agyemang, informed the committee that only 11,000 cedis has been recovered to date.

She assured that a new system will be introduced to deduct rent directly from employees' salaries to address the outstanding payments.

Mrs. Agyemang requested the extension, stating, Mrs Agyemang requested the six-month deadline, stating, “Honourable please, we are still in the process. Because we have put a system in place that going forward the rent will be deducted, we have a draft payment plan for them to recover the remaining beyond the 11,000 that has been settled.

“Honourable please, it won’t go more than six months.” Mrs Agyemang requested the six-month deadline, stating, “Honourable please, we are still in the process. Because we have put a system in place that going forward the rent will be deducted, we have a draft payment plan for them to recover the remaining beyond the 11,000 that has been settled.