AUGUSTINE OWUSU-DANSO AND GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE [2001]DLCHRAJ6023

Date	2001-09-24
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/680/2000/1823
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ6023

BENJAMIN K. OPPONG

[2001]DLCHRAJ6023
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">AUGUSTINE OWUSU-DANSO<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">GHANA EDUCATION 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/680/2000/1823&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: 24/09/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>BENJAMIN
K. OPPONG DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (PROTECTION &amp; 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 petitioned this Commission against his dismissal from the Ghana
Education Service (GES). Attached to his complaint were copies of 3 previous petitions
to the Chairman and the Co-ordinator of the Office of Revenue Commissioners in
1987 and 1988. The Commission had earlier on in June, 2000 rendered a decision
refusing to investigate the case on the ground that there had been too long a
lapse of time between the submission of the petition. With evidence submitted
later that he had been diligent, the Commission decided to relist his case for
investigation.<o:p></o:p>THE COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>The Complainant stated that he was the
Senior Accountant in charge of the Ghana National College in Cape Coast.<o:p></o:p>He
stated that grants were collected from the Cape Coast Treasury and the
headmaster of the school authorized the grants to be used for boarding and
other expenses.<o:p></o:p>He stated further that an Audit Task Force
audited his school and he was asked to refund the grant of $110,000.00
utilised. He was also asked to pay ¢23,500.00 being interest and reparation
thereon.<o:p></o:p>He
claimed that the auditors who audited his school accounts were not professional
auditors. As a result, he was alleged to have misappropriated<o:p></o:p>S.
He however stated that although the money was .misapplied, it was used in the
interest of the school, i.e. the boarding fees collected from the students was
not enough to feed them for one term, hence it was supplemented from the grant.<o:p></o:p>He also said that other colleagues of his
in the same situation had been reinstated into the GES.<o:p></o:p>THE RESPONDENT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>The
Respondent corroborated the Complainant's story on the Audit Task Force. It
also simply stated that although the Complainant petitioned the Chairman and
the Co-ordinator, Special Audit Task F</main>