The Accra Technical University (ATU) has no legal title to its Kinbu Campus and Cantonment lands acquired in 1960, according to Auditor-General’s 2021 report submitted to Parliament.
The report urged the management of the University to ensure that legal titles to those lands were secured as early as possible by liaising with the appropriate State agencies.
The report further stated that 22 programmes run by the ATU had their accreditation certificates expired for the period ranging from March 2019 to December 2021.
It said nine out of the 10 Technical Universities in the country had engaged in financial impropriety leading to a GH¢34,876,924 financial loss to the State.
Accra Technical University, it stated, recorded no financial irregularity in the year 2021.
The report identified the KoforiduaTechnical University as the biggest culprit recording GH¢21,142,821 financial loss to the State through irregularities.
This was followed by the Ho Technical University, which recorded GH¢4,472,995 infractions, and the Bolgatanga Technical University with GH¢3,529,793, loss to the State.
The Kumasi Technical University recorded a GH¢2,513,076 loss to the State through infractions, followed by the Cape Coast Technical University, GH¢2,144,029, and Takoradi Technical University, GH¢583,123.
The rest are Wa Technical University, GH¢371,842, Tamale Technical University, GH¢69,617, and Sunyani Technical University, GH¢49,560.
According to the report, the financial improprieties comprised GH¢20,909,101 contracts, and GH¢7,792,954 outstanding loans and recoverable charges.
The rest are payroll irregularities of GH¢3,396,381, procurement of GH¢2,066,600, and cash of GH¢711,888.
