The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has cautioned heads of state institutions who validate ghost names to be added to the government payroll.
According to Dr. Ato Forson, the Ministry of Finance will enforce the monthly payroll validation process rigorously as part of the government’s efforts to root out the ghost names on the payroll of the government.
The Finance Minister made this announcement during the Mid-Year Budget Review on Thursday, July 24, 2025, promising Ghanaians that they won’t allow what happened at the National Service Secretariat under the previous administration to repeat itself.
“We will enforce the monthly payroll validation process and strictly apply sanctions for all who validate ghosts for payments of salaries,” Dr. Ato Forson said.
He added that anyone caught for validating ghost names across the public service will be held liable for causing financial loss to the country.
“I want to caution those who validate ghost names across the public service that they will be personally liable for the loss of public funds.”
“And I want to repeat myself, I want to caution those who validate ghost names on government payrolls that they will be personally held liable for the loss of public funds,” the Finance Minister added.
