National Sports Authority Boss Cited By AG’s Report For Double Pay

The Auditor General has cited the Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Professor Peter Twumasi, for receiving double salary since his appointment.

Cumulatively Prof Twumasi received over GHC140,000 in double salaries since assuming office according to the Auditor-General’s report.

Before his appointment as Director-General of the Authority, Twumasi was an Associate Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

he took a sabbatical on January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2021, and paid “basic and market premium in accordance with the University’s condition of service,” the AG’s report said.

Interestingly, Twumasi had been appointed as replacement of Robert Sarfo Mensah who was indicted in Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Tiger Eye PI’s video documentary for alleged corruption.

According to the AG’s report, Twumasi’s double salaries is the result of dishonest moves on his part “to the government” and “intention to take advantage to earn more income under the circumstances.”

The AG lamented that the money paid to him “could have been used to support the developmental activities of the state,” the Auditor-General noted.

The AG’s report also spotlighted the missing vehicle of Prof Twumasi in September 2019. The car with registration number, GX 6551 -18, was stolen at Owass hotel in Kumasi when he visited the Garden City for the final of the 2019 Ghana Fastest Human and President’s Cup match involving Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko at the Baba Yara stadium.

According to the Auditor-General, the NSA boss reported the theft of the vehicle valued at GHC150,000 to the Board in October 2019, telling them an official report was also made to the police.

However, it said Management could not provide the police report to confirm the assertion.

“The anomaly resulted in the Authority being denied the opportunity to use the vehicle for its intended purposes.

“This could also result in financial loss to the state,” a portion of the report added.

The NSA says the vehicle was insured, but has not made claims from the insurance company, which is currently unknown three years after the car was stolen.