General News for Sunday, March 31, 2024
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The Executive Director of Mass Action for Sustainable Development in Africa, Atiku Mohammed, has notified the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Commissioner Dr. Amishadai Owusu-Amoah of legal action over the circumstances that led to the incident. Despite his retirement, he was without a contract for about 27 months.
Pressure group leaders say it is important for the court to decide whether Dr Owusu-Amoah was right to receive a salary for that period without signing an employment contract.
“We need to examine the law on these issues and be confident that if the law says our funds they received are correct, then we can let them go. Otherwise, we cannot use our money and if you end up taking that money, you need to face the law,” he said.
During a session of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, it was revealed that the former GRA boss remained in office for months after reaching retirement age without having a contract in his name.
According to Atiku, this is an issue that cannot be swept under the rug as it has caused financial loss to the state.
“It’s not enough to say you’ve been fired and you’re going to go home and it’s all going to end there.
“What happened to the 27 months you were receiving a salary without a contract? How do you justify this?” he asked.
He expressed disappointment that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had allowed this situation to occur on his watch.
“What’s painful is that we’ve been sold this idea that this person is going to follow the rule of law, that this person is going to be a disciplined person, and we’re not seeing any of that. I’m doing what I love…
“His being a serious person was part of the menu of products sold to us. So how do you get to do something like this in a government of serious people?” he asked. .
Ga/Sarah
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