A private citizen, Charles Tuffuor has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor to investigate the continued stay in office of two senior officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority despite the two being way beyond their mandatory retirement age of 60 years.
According to the petitioner, the Director General of GRA, Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah and the Revenue Generation Officer of GRA, Julian Essiam contrary to law are still in office despite attaining retirement age and the expiration of their respective contract extensions as approved by the president.
“I am a citizen of Ghana and I write to you to respectfully investigate why commissioners of the Ghana Revenue Authority are still at post. Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah who has been the Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division has illegally stayed at post even after the expiration of his contract extension in 2021.
“Meanwhile, the Government of President Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia led the NPP government and introduced a policy that sought to end the working contract extension of government agencies and departments whose expertise are not scarce in the country,” his petition said.
Mr Tuffuor noted that the stay in office of the GRA boss defies the exact basis on which some state officials including Dr Amishaddai’s predecessor was removed from office.
In the case of the Revenue Generation Director, the petitioner said Ms. Essiam’s contract after retirement expired over a year ago but that she still remains at post contrary to the law.
“It would also interest you to note that, Ms. Julian Essiam, who is a Revenue Generation Officer is also a beneficiary of this unfair, and illegitimate act by President Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia’s led government.
I strongly sense something fishy is going on between the government and the GRA Boss to the detriment of the entire country.
My background checks also suggest, that she together with Dr. Amishaddai, who both attained the age of 60 years two years after their contract was renewed until 2021 but chose to stay in the office until today as we speak.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com
