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You Condone GRA Boss’ ‘illegality’ And Replace Him with Another Illegality – Atik ‘Bites’ Akufo-Addo

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You Condone GRA Boss’ ‘illegality’ And Replace Him with Another Illegality – Atik ‘Bites’ Akufo-Addo
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Atik Mohammed has scolded President Nana Akufo-Addo over his dismissal of the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).

The former PNC General Secretary wondered why the President failed to stop the GRA boss, Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah from continuing service and enjoying the benefits thereof, knowing very well the latter had overstayed his retirement.

He noted that Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, up until this Wednesday, March 27, was at post serving in his capacity as Head of GRA for over 2 years despite reaching his retirement age of 60 years.

To Atik, the Commissioner-General committed an illegality which the President chose to condone.

He disclosed that though Ghana’s constitution permits the President to award a contract to a retiree to extend his/her service, in Rev. Owusu-Amoah’s case, he wasn’t issued a contract; hence his continual stay in office constituted an illegality and wondered why President Akufo-Addo, a lawyer of good standing, would “undermine the  rule of law”.

“You should be influenced or guided by the law in whatever you do but the President sat unconcerned for 28 months and the man also remained in office while knowing that he is overstayed his retirement. Instead, he refuses to go home despite not given a contract. He remained in office, drawing salary, making commitments on behalf of GRA. This is unacceptable. And these are the cases that the CHRAJ and other allied agencies should be interested in.”

“On what basis did he continue to draw salaries and allowances and all the benefits that came with the office?”, he fumed.

Atik stressed;  “The President in particular cannot tell me he’s unaware the Commissioner-General remained at post without contract.”

GRA Boss’ Dismissal

On the immediate dismissal of Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, Atik asked “what happens to the 8 months of illegal stay in GRA? What happens to that?”

He also slammed the President for replacing the GRA boss with Mrs. Julie Essiam saying this “woman who has been brought as replacement is equally guilty”.

“She is also 61 years old. For the whole 1 year she was in office, she was heading one of the divisions without contract…This ‘illegal’ has also been regularized to replace this man,” Atik exclaimed.

Atik Mohammed made these submissions on Thursday’s “Kokrokoo” show on Peace FM.

 

Source: peacefmonline.com

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