[2009]DLCHRAJ5982 • July 31, 2009 • Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice
ALLIANCE FOR ACCOUNT ABLE GOVERNANCE AND ALHAJI MUHAMMAD MUMUNI
The complainant, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), alleged that Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni was unqualified to be appointed Minister of State due to misconduct and gross negligence during his tenure as Minister for Employment and Social Welfare (1997-2002), including financial mismanagement at the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI). Additional allegations included unlawful actions during his temporary appointment as Minister of Interior in 2009, such as unlawful dismissals of public officials, unconstitutional imposition of curfews, and termination of an international agreement without due process.
read moreINTRODUCTION The complainant is a non-governmental organisation in Accra, called, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG). On 24th April 2009, the complainant filed a complaint before the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (the Commission) alleging, among others, that Alhaji Mohammad Mumuni, the respondent, was not qualified to be appointed Minister of State because of his conduct relating to the affairs of the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) over which he superintended as Minister for Employment and Social Welfare between 1999-2000. According to the complainant, despite its petition to Parliament against the appointment of the respondent as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Parliament proceeded to confirm his appointment as Foreign Affairs Minister. THE FACTS OF THE COMPLAINT The complainant alleges that: A forensic audit conducted into the accounts of the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI), then under Alhaji Mohammad Mumuni in his ...