EMMANUEL AMOAH AND GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE [2000]DLCHRAJ5787

Date	2000-10-05
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/509/95/40
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5787

CHRIS AKUFFO/POKU

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color:#00B050">EMMANUEL AMOAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center;
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mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">AND<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#00B050">GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center;
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Ref: CHRAJ/509/95/40&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;05/10/2000<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">COMMISSIONER:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">CHRIS AKUFFO/POKU DEPUTY CHIEFLEGAL
OFFICER For: COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">DECISION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">The
complainant was until 1986, an Accountant/Bursar in the employment of the Ghana
Education Service {GES). He stated that he was dismissed following an Audit
Task Force inspection in 1986. He stated that an amount of ¢195,000.00 had been
paid by him as Bursar of Sefwi Wiawso Training College for the supply of
materials. However, the Task Force insisted that the goods had taken too long
to materialise.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">The complainant stated that he had tendered
documents to support the transaction. He stated further that his assertions
were confirmed by the Headmaster. He was however ordered to refund the money
which he did. After that, he was interdicted and then his appointment was
terminated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">The Ghana Education Service in its
comments stated that it never had access to the Task Force reports and
therefore could not comment meaningfully on the complaint. All efforts by the
Commission to obtain a copy of the relevant Task Force Report have proved
futile.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">The Commission observes that the Ghana
Education Service has been known to review the cases of some of the employees
who had been similarly affected by the Audit Task Force inspection. Since there
has been no other adverse report placed before this Commission about the
complainant, the Commission recommends that the Ghana Education Service uses
the formula in Baiden v. GNTC (1991]1GLR 567 by retiring the complainant and
paying him 2 years salary for every 5 years that he has stayed at home through
no fault of his own.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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