A.B.KOFI KORANTENG AND NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL RENEWAL PROGRAMME [2000]DLCHRAJ5726

Date	2000-11-20
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/634/99/483
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5726

EMILE F.

[2000]DLCHRAJ5726
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">A.B.KOFI KORANTENG<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL RENEWAL PROGRAMME<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Our Ref: CHRAJ/634/99/483&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 20/11/2000<o:p></o:p>

</div>COMMISSIONER:<o:p></o:p>EMILE
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</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant, a Civil Servant with the Management Services Division of the
Office of the Head of Civil Service, was granted leave of absence to work as a
consultant with the National Technical Group of the National Institutional
Renewal Programme (NIRP) on a two-year contract, from 1 August 1996 to 31 July
1998.<o:p></o:p>With
funding from the World Bank, the NIRP had been launched by the Government in
December 1994 in order to develop a more compact public sector as well as to
promote government policies including good governance, accelerated economic
growth, and equitable social development.<o:p></o:p>On
21 August 1998, after the Complainant's initial contract with the NIRP had
ended, the Coordinator of the NIRP, Dr Koranteng, signed his appraisal. Report,
which recommended that his secondment to the NIRP be renewed. The Head of the
Civil Service approved the extension of the secondment. However, by a letter
dated 31 August 1998, before a formal confirmation letter was conveyed by the Office
of the Head of the Civil Service (OHCS) to the NIRP, Dr Koranteng requested
that approval for the Complainant's secondment be withdrawn, with immediate
effect, and that he be recalled to the Civil Service. By a letter dated 1
September 1998, the OHCS withdrew its approval for secondment and recalled the
Complainant to the Civil Service for reassignment.<o:p></o:p>Then,
at a confidential meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Overview
Committee (NOC) of the NIRP, held on 2 September 1998 in the Complainant's
absence, Dr. Koranteng's reassessment of the Complainant was ratified.<o:p></o:p>

The
Complainant was not permitted to respond to the criticisms made against him in
the request for the withdrawal of his secondment. In his complaint he appeals
to the Commission for assistance to ensure that administrative transparency,
accountability and justice is not compromised nor circumvented, as it appears
to be happening".<o:p></o:p>However, Dr Agble, the Vice Chairman of
the NOC, and Dr Koranteng refute the Complainant's assertions, alleging that
his two year contract with the NIRP had expired and was simply not renewed.<o:p></o:p>Dr
Koranteng further contends that his appraisal recommendation was conditional
upon the Complainant making improvements in certain areas of his work, and that
he withdrew his recommendation when it appeared to him that the Complainant
would refuse to make the required improvements. He also asserts that the
Chairman of the NOC concurs with his comments on the petition.<o:p></o:p>Dr R. Dodoo, the Head of the Civil
Service, states that his office initially approved the recommendation for the
Complainant's continued secondment; but that, following Dr Koranteng's letter
of 31 August, he had "no choice" but to agree to the Complainant's
withdrawal from the NIRP as an officer "ca</main>