J.E. ODOOM AND AUDIT SERVICE [2001]DLCHRAJ5937

Date	2001-04-09
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/OB/CN/236/93/644
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ5937

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS)

[2001]DLCHRAJ5937
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">J.E. ODOOM <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">AUDIT 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/OB/CN/236/93/644&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; DATE:
09/04/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>ANGELINA
M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PROTECTION/ ENFORCEMENT 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>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant, an Examiner of Accounts, was inducted into the Audit Service in
1973. In September, 1986 he was invited to appear before the Eastern Regional
Audit Task Force on allegations that the Bursar of Nsutam Secondary School had
influenced him with a sum of $180,000.00 to distribute among certain
institutions ostensibly to cover up allegations of misappropriation of funds.
He was dismissed in October, 1986 on the advice of the Co-ordinator, Revenue
Commissioners and Investigations.<o:p></o:p>Aggrieved
by his dismissal, the Complainant petitioned the Co-ordinator, Revenue
Commissioners and Investigations. His case was reviewed and the Review
Committee recommended the conversion of his dismissal to redeployment. Still
not satisfied with that recommendation, he petitioned the then Ombudsman
praying for reinstatement. This Commission inherited the petition in question
for investigation when it came into being in 1993.<o:p></o:p>In
the course of investigating the matter it emerged that the Complainant was
entitled to only his end-of-service benefits. He was not entitled to
redeployment or severance benefits recommended by the Review Committee because
by virtue of Article 47 of the Audit Service Collective Agreement and Section
34 of the Labour Decree, 1967 (NLCD 157), it can only be claimed in a situation
where an organization is closed down or reorganized or amalgamated with another
organization under a new name or on a change of ownership. But the loss of the
Complainant's job was a purely disciplinary measure taken by the Co-ordinator,
Revenue Commissioners and Investigations. He was therefore disqualified by law.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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effect, the Review Committee's recommendation was void and did nothing to
ameliorate the plight of the Complainant.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>DECISION<o:p></o:p>In
the light of rather ambivalent situation, the Commission had no option but
advice the Complainant to collect his end-of-service benefits which he was
entitled to as of right. His prayer for reinstatement was however dismissed in
the prescription here<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>GROUNDS FOR REVIEW<o:p></o:p>