The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has revealed that five of its lecturers, who were sponsored to pursue doctoral degrees abroad, have failed to honor their bond obligations. The default has resulted in a total debt of GH¢1.7 million owed to the institution.
The disclosure was made by GIMPA’s Registrar, Victoria Kumbuor, during a sitting of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, January 12, 2026.
Individual Debt Breakdown
The institution provided a specific breakdown of the outstanding amounts owed by the defaulting faculty members:
| Name | Amount Owed (GH¢) |
|---|---|
| Ann-Shirley Appiatse | 777,000 |
| Julius Quarshie | 524,000 |
| Afua Ataa Boakyewaa | 230,000 |
| Dr. Hanson Addy | 224,000 |
| Christiana Osei Bonsu | 38,700 |
| Total | ~1,793,700 |
Enforcement and Recovery Measures
Ms. Kumbuor informed the committee that GIMPA is taking aggressive steps to recover the public funds. The institution has implemented a policy of “freezing entitlements” to ensure compliance with the original sponsorship agreements.
Key recovery actions include:
- Entitlement Freezes: The institute has frozen the provident funds and credit scheme benefits of the defaulting lecturers.
- Guarantor Accountability: In a significant move, the entitlements of the guarantors who backed the lecturers’ bonds have also been frozen.
- Ongoing Recovery: The Registrar confirmed that some funds have already been recovered through these internal mechanisms.
Rationale for the Bond System
The sponsorship program was designed as a staff development initiative with the explicit expectation that faculty members would return to Ghana to support GIMPA’s operations after completing their studies.
“Even though they signed the bonds, some of them refused to return. As a result, a decision was made to freeze their entitlements… we have been able to recover some of the money,” Kumbuor stated.
The PAC sitting highlights the ongoing challenges faced by Ghanaian public institutions in retaining highly trained talent and the financial risks associated with international scholarship programs when beneficiaries choose to remain abroad.
Source: Citi News Room
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