CADG to establish university college

By Charles Takyi-Boadu Posted: Thursday, July 03, 2008
The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has indicated plans to establish a university college.
This is intended to aid the department in churning out fully-qualified professionals for its activities and operations.
This was contained in a communiqué issued after its just-ended annual delegates conference in Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti Region.
It has thus indicated its readiness to consolidate the gains, made under the Budget Public Expenditure Management Systems (BPEMS). “Whereas the government and citizens accept that the financial administration Act, makes the CAGD responsible for the management of public funds, and accounting in the public sector, we the delegates of this conference, on behalf of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department, shall consolidate the gains made on the BPEMS, treasury-re-alignment, Integrated Personnel Payment Data (IPPD2), Department Manuals Implementation to achieve our mission and that of the nation as a whole”, they resolved.
In effect, they have resolved to exhibit the highest level of professionalism, in the discharge of their duties, and perform their work in accordance with the generally accepted principles of accounting, stressing “we shall provide client-focused, transparent, timely and cost-effective financial management services to the government and the public.”
They have also resolved to constantly update, and make information readily available to all stakeholders, on the department’s website. Management has also resolved to give fair hearing to staff, who are alleged to have misconducted themselves, before action is taken, stressing that it would continue to lay emphasis on the department’s capacity-building programmes.
That notwithstanding, the department has also given its word, to sustain and continue to ensure that reports and financial statements, are submitted on timely basis, as required by the financial laws, whilst collaborating with management of district assemblies, to enhance good working relations, between accounting staff and staff of district assemblies, for better service delivery.
“The department shall ensure adequate staffing at all levels of its operations,” they noted, emphasising that “we will adhere to internal control systems, with the view to minimising unacceptable practices at Ministries Departments and Agencies and MMDAs.”
Management of the department have resolved to rationalise all personal emoluments on government payroll, and control the persistent increase in personal emoluments, by migrating subvented organisations, including the military and police service, onto the government payroll, whilst pursuing the welfare of its staff.
In view of prevailing circumstances, the conference recommended that management should continue to improve the conditions of service of staff.