Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has instructed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to launch an investigation into 18 teachers in the Amansie Central District who unlawfully promoted themselves without following the established GES regulations.

According to a report from the Amansie Central Education Directorate, these teachers improperly upgraded their positions without the necessary documentation, leading to an unjustified salary increase.

This unauthorized action caused the state a financial loss of GH¢188,000.

Vincent Ben Ameyaw, the District Education Director for Amansie Central, revealed that so far, GH¢34,000 of the misappropriated funds has been recovered.

“We have been able to collect GH¢34,731.53 and we are left with GH¢152,966.54 and we are on course collecting [the balance].

“We did not place [promote those teachers], they did self-upgrading without passing through the office. So it is a backdoor affair.”