JAMES K. WUABU AND GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK [2000]DLCHRAJ5804

Date	2000-09-25
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/183/2000/1903
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5804

CHRIS A. OPOKO

[2000]DLCHRAJ5804
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color:#00B050">JAMES K. WUABU<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">GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<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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</div>COMMISSIONER:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
A. OPOKO DEPUTY CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER For: COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>In
his complaint filed on 1st March, 2000, the Complainant James K. Wuabu
complained against the failure by the Respondent Bank, to furnish him with
particulars of his unclaimed salaries transferred to the Bank of Ghana by them.<o:p></o:p>According
to the complainant he was stationed at the Amanokrom Presby Primary School as a
teacher until his transfer to the TumuChinchang Catholic Primary School in the
Upper West Region. He adds that even though he had been at post between 1st
September, 1998 to 1999 he had not received his salaries. Subsequently he was
transferred back to Amanokrom in the Eastern Region.<o:p></o:p>The
complainant says that in October, 1999, it was detected that he had a
duplication of salary and was accordingly asked by the Manpower Division to
proceed to his former station to have the money tranferred to Government
Account and a statement of transfer given him.<o:p></o:p>It
was therefore the complainant's case that he needed the particulars of the
transfer of his salaries from the Respondents, Ghana Commercial Bank to furnish
same to the Controller and Accountant General's Department who were insisting
on being provided with that information.<o:p></o:p>In
their Response to the petition dated 12th April, 2000, the Ghana Commercial
Bank stated that their Tumu branch transferred the unclaimed salaries of the
complainant totaling $1,612,684.00 to the Controller and Accountant-General
Main Account No.40 with Bank of Ghana through their High Street on 5th
November, 1999. They accordingly furnished particulars of the transfer which
was relayed to the complainant for his reaction.<o:p></o:p>In
his reaction filed on 6th June, 2000 the complainant confirmed the Respondent's
statements and expressed his satisfaction with the state of affairs.<o:p></o:p>In the circumstances the Commission
considers the matter as conclusively resolved. The Commission accordingly
discontinues further investigation into the matter in accordance with S.13 (1)
(b) of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act which
states:<o:p></o:p>S.13
(1) Where in the course of the investigation of any Complaint it appears to the
Commission that<o:p></o:p>(b)
Having regard to all the circumstances of the of the case, any further
investigations is unnecessary, it may refuse to investigate the matter
further".<o:p></o:p>

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