ATTA KONADU & ANOTHER AND MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE [2001]DLCHRAJ6022

Date	2001-01-23
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/785/95/345
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ6022

CHRIS DADZIE (MRS)

[2001]DLCHRAJ6022
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">ATTA KONADU &amp; ANOTHER <o:p></o:p>(PETITIONER)<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">MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE <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/785/95/345&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; DATE: 23/01/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
DADZIE (MRS) 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>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>On the 31st of December 1989, Dr. Yiadom
Atta Konadu and Anthony Peprah who are both former Directors of the Ministry of
Food and Agriculture, were interdicted by the then PNDC Government. They were
investigated by the National Investigation Committee for a couple of years but
no adverse findings were made against them. However in February 1992, the
petitioners were retired prematurely from the civil service without any reason
being assigned.<o:p></o:p>COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>By a letter dated 23rd November 1995, Dr.
Yiadom Atta Konadu complained to this Commission about his premature retirement
as well as that of Mr. Anthony Peprah. According to him no reasons were
assigned for their interdiction in 1989 and again no reason was assigned for
the decision to retire them prematurely from the Civil Service. It was further
stated that their interdiction was widely publicized, thus embarrassing and
compromising their positions as Traditional Rulers. Furthermore all other
officers who were interdicted alongside Dr. Yiadom Atta Konadu and Mr. Anthony
Peprah have been recalled. The petition therefore sought the assistance of the
Commission for the reversal of the premature retirement of Dr. Atta Konadu and
Mr. A. Peprah.<o:p></o:p>RESPONDENT'S COMMENTS<o:p></o:p>The
respondent, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, in it's comments on the petition
confirmed that Dr. Atta Konadu had been interdicted without reason and
subsequently retired prematurely at the age of 57, with effect from February
1992<o:p></o:p>The respondent further proposed that Dr.
Atta Konadu be considered for full payment of salary arrears and other benefits
from February 1992 to the date on which he would have compulsorily retired and
that his pensionable emoluments should accordingly be adjusted to take effect
from August 1995.<o:p></o:p>Several letters sent to Dr. Atta Konadu
asking for his reaction to the respondent's comments and to ascertain whether
the respondent's proposal had been implemented, went unanswered.<o:p></o:p>On
the 30th October, 1998 the Commission ceased investigation on grounds of
abandonment by the petitioner.<o:p></o:p>In
October 1999, the Commission received a letter dated 8th October 1999 from the
Office of the Head of Civil Service requesting the Commission to give a
specific ruling in the matter of Dr. Atta Konadu and Mr. Anthony Peprah. This
was to enable the OHCS obtain clearance from the office of the Attorney General
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