Frank Oliver Kpodo, a former Director of Procurement at the Ministry of Defence, has been exposed for allegedly receiving over GHS427 million in unearned salaries.
Reports suggest that Frank Oliver Kpodo received an average of more than GHS14 million per month.
The Fourth Estate in a post on X highlighted how Frank Oliver Kpodo’s unearned salaries featured prominently in a recent report by the Auditor-General between January 2023 and June 2025.
Reports by the Fourth Estate stated, “Three weeks ago, officials from the ministry appeared before the committee over a GHS4.8 million contract for six SUVs intended for border surveillance and election monitoring.
Although a Stores Receipt Advice (SRA) had been issued to confirm delivery, checks revealed the vehicles had never been supplied, raising concerns among members of the PAC over falsified documentation on the undelivered vehicles.
They called for Mr Kpodo to be interdicted from his current role at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources as the Director of Finance and Administration. They also recommended his prosecution.
In his Payroll Audit Report for 2025, the Auditor-General recommended that the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department should “immediately delete” Mr Kpodo’s name from the payroll, along with those of some 6,000 other individuals who received monies for no work done”.
The Auditor-General recommended, “Principal Spending Officers should discontinue the validation of these individuals and recover the total amount of GH¢801,808,427.04 as unearned salaries paid to them, failing which the Principal Spending Officers and the Validators should pay”.
However, the Fourth Estate has disclosed that Mr Frank Kpodo has labelled the audit findings as “worrying and surprising,” adding that he could not “imagine how that can happen”.
According to him, his salary was processed through the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department with pay slips that can be independently verified, insisting that he was unaware of any irregularities and could not explain how such payments could have occurred.
In related news, Frank Oliver Kpodo has been referred to the Attorney-General for prosecution over the alleged purchase of six vehicles worth GH¢4.8 million.
Frank Oliver Kpodo was referred to the Attorney-General by the Public Accounts Committee.
PAC is demanding action against ex-Defence Ministry Procurement Director, Frank Oliver, over the alleged use of falsified documents in a botched procurement deal.
The committee is pushing for both interdiction and prosecution.
Appearing before the Committee on Tuesday, March 31, Frank Oliver Kpodo, who is now a procurement officer at the Ministry of Lands, explained that the vehicles had initially been delivered but were later removed due to concerns that payment might not be effected.
He claimed he later advised management to extend the contract agreement.
However, his explanation raised serious concerns among Public Accounts Committee members.
Mr Dafeamekpor rejected the explanation and called for interdiction.
“…You personalise the transactions, so they became your personal burden. How many vehicles were involved? If you can’t tell us where the vehicles are, at least tell us how many there were.
“So, for me, my demand is that the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources should interdict this man. He should be interdicted.”
The Ranking Member of the Public Accounts Committee, Samuel Atta-Mills, later referred Mr Kpodo to the Attorney-General for prosecution.
See the post below:
For 29 months, a senior civil servant at the Ministry of Defence received over GHS427 million in unearned salaries – an average of more than GHS14 million per month.
— The Fourth Estate (@fourthestategh) April 20, 2026
Frank Oliver Kpodo was at the time serving as Director of Procurement at the Ministry of Defence.
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