S. C. A. BOTCHWAY AND TEMA FOOD COMPLEX/ D.I.C. [2000]DLCHRAJ5843

Date	2000-10-31
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/395/95/278
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5843

B. K. OPPONG

[2000]DLCHRAJ5843
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">S. C. A. BOTCHWAY<o:p></o:p>(PETITIONER)<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">TEMA FOOD COMPLEX/ D.I.C.<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>B. K.
OPPONG DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LEGAL &amp; OPERATIONS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>The Complainant filed a complaint in the
Registry of this Commission on the 20th June, 1995 challenging the termination
of his appointment as a General Manager (finance) of Tema Food Complex Corporation.<o:p></o:p>In
a letter attached to the complaint dated 3rd March, 1993 terminating the
Complainant's appointment, the following grounds for the termination were
stated: "Based on directives from the P.N.D.C. Secretary for Industries,
Science and Technology and endorsement by the Board, your appointment with Tema
Food Complex Corporation has been terminated effective January 6, 1993.<o:p></o:p>From the letter of termination therefore
the real reasons for the termination are not clear. However, gleaning through
the Complaint, one can put together some pieces of facts and come out with the
following facts immediately preceding the termination.<o:p></o:p>The
complainant, whose substantive post was that of a General Manager (Finance) was
appointed acting Managing Director and acted in that capacity from 5th April,
1990 to August. 1990.<o:p></o:p>During that period, the Respondents
purchased a quantity of maize some of which later went mouldy. A committee of
enquiry was subsequently set up to investigate the circumstances that led to
the deterioration of 250-300 metric tons of maize in the Respondents Feed Mill
estimated to cost the Respondents over C50m. Initially complainant and other
general Managers objected to the composition of the Committee.<o:p></o:p>However, upon persuasion, the Complainant
and his colleagues submitted to the committee. The Committee went ahead to
conduct its investigations and submitted its interim report to the Board. The 3
General managers including the Complainant were consequently interdicted in
April, 1991.<o:p></o:p>The Board of Directors, however after
considering the report, decided that the investigation Committee reconvene to
investigate other areas and certain aspects of the purchase of the maize.<o:p></o:p>The Committee therefore re-convened and
after its investigations, issued its report dated 5th March, 1992. Among other
things the Disciplinary Committee recommended that the Complainant be
exonerated and re-instated.<o:p></o:p>The
Committee specifically stated as follows: - "He
should be re-instated. He should be cautioned to ensure awareness and
compliance by functional managers with the financial controls and regulations
approved by the Board".<o:p></o:p>However, when the report was forwarded to
the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry ironically expressed its
disagreement to the recommendations concerning the Complainant. By a letter
dated 18 February, 1972 the Mi</main>