ERNEST A. OSAFO [DR.] AND GHANA CIVIL SERVICE [2000]DLCHRAJ5758

Date	2000-08-21
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/534/96/1413
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5758

BENJAMIN K. OPPONG

[2000]DLCHRAJ5758
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">ERNEST A. OSAFO [DR.] <o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">GHANA CIVIL SERVICE <o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<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/534/96/1413&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;DATE: 21/8/2000<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>BENJAMIN K. OPPONG DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LEGAL/OPERATIONS <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#1F1F00">FOR <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#111100">COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DECISION<o:p></o:p>

</div>The complainant is a man of considerable academic achievement and
has also travelled widely.<o:p></o:p>Before the 15th October 1991 he was in the employment of the
Government of Ghana as a Civil Servant of the Ministry of Industries, Science
and Technology.<o:p></o:p>He was retired with full
retirement benefits on the 15th October 1991. The reason being that his conduct
had brought the Civil Service into disrepute. The Head of Civil Service
included in a letter to the complainant that having admitted to committing
economic crime against the state and having paid reparation his services were
no longer required.<o:p></o:p>This was an Executive decision.<o:p></o:p>In the present complaint, which was lodged with this Commission in
July 1996, the complainant called for justice.<o:p></o:p>In his complaint he made reference to the reasons for his
retirement as stated in the Head of Civil Service letter of 15 October 1991. It
is significant to note that the complainant did not deny or make any rebuttal
of the reasons given that he had committed economic crime and paid reparation.<o:p></o:p>The complainant clearly understood that it was the Chairman of the
PNDC that directed his retirement from office at a Cabinet meeting; he made
reference to this fact in his petition dated 18th July 1996.<o:p></o:p>The Commission was not
assisted in any way by the respondent save writing to say it was
"gathering the necessary document in connection with the issue from
relevant quarters".<o:p></o:p>This complainant must fail in view of the facts and the law
governing it.<o:p></o:p>Upon coming into force of the
1992 Constitution certain acts of previous government were selected for special
treatment. Those acts were never to be questioned in any proceeding whatsoever.<o:p></o:p>The provisions of Section 34(3) of the Transitional Provisions of
the 1992 Constitution are as follows:<o:p></o:p>{3}<o:p></o:p>For the avoidance of doubt, it
is declared that no executive, legislative or judicial action taken or
purported to have been taken by the Provisional National Defence Council or the
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council or a member of the Provisional National
Defence Council or the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council or by any person
appointed by the Provisional National Defence Council or the Armed Forces
Revolutionary Council in the name of either the Provisional National Defence
Council or the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council </main>