The Minority caucus in Parliament on Thursday described as “outrageous” the transfer of huge numbers of staff of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) en bloc across the regions. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus said the move was to frustrate the staff and replace them with allies of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). “We … Read more
The Youth Employment Agency, (YEA), has justified a decision to transfer some of its district officers across the country saying it was carried out to sanitize the corruption-ridden institution. Management of YEA last week transferred over 300 of its staff in the various regions, explaining that it was part of an “ongoing restructuring exercise to … Read more
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has confirmed that it has deleted 16,839 names from its payroll. It said it took the decision after its internal audit showed that thousands of beneficiaries of YEA were being fraudulently paid. According to the acting Chief Executive of the YEA, Justine Kodua Frimpong, it initiated investigations into the payroll … Read more
An internet audit conducted by the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has uncovered a huge payroll fraud which has cost the country about GH¢50 million. The amount, according to the findings of the report, is an aggregation of unearned allowances paid to unposted beneficiaries, funds for official use which were paid into personal accounts, as well … Read more