General News of Tuesday, 24 April 2018Source: dailyguideafrica.comSSNIT management misled board - ReportDirector-General at Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Dr. Ofori-TenkorangAn independent review and baseline assessment carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) recently on the operations of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) revealed that management did not disclose the full extent of issues relating to the automation project to the board. It explained that the User Acceptance Tests (UAT) report dated 31 May, 2015 indicated significant challenges with the OBS project. In addition, the report presented to the board and management of SSNIT recently in Accra said on 24 November, 2016 even though management presented to the board that the ICT initiatives were ongoing, there were significant functional challenges with the OBS. Lack of accountabilityIt revealed that the board did not appear to demand accountability from management when the issue of overspending and poor project management was brought to its attention. The daily rate for previous change requests was $850.

Source: GhanaWeb April 24, 2018 09:56 UTC