FRANK E.B. YANKEY AND GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE [2001]DLCHRAJ6051

Date	2001-02-01
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/401/99/555
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ6051

CHRIS A. OPOKU

[2001]DLCHRAJ6051
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">FRANK E.B. YANKEY <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/401/99/555&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; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:
01/02/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
A. OPOKU 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>The Complainant in his complaint of 30th
June 1999 asked this Commission to investigate action of the Respondent which
to him infringed on his individual rights.<o:p></o:p>He stated that he was an Assistant
Headmaster in charge of Administration and Welfare of Labone Secondary School.
He said that he was on approved study leave to pursue a Master's Degree at the
University of Ghana.<o:p></o:p>He
stated further that by the school's regulations, an officer who is away on
leave for a year (which he was still remained a substantive officer and was
paid for the period. However, his salary had been suspended and another person
had been appointed to fill his position.<o:p></o:p>The
Commission investigated the matter and found that the headmistress at Labone
Secondary School had written to the Regional Directorate of Education for a
replacement for the Complainant's position. The<o:p></o:p>Regional
Director had granted this on the understanding that the Complainant's course
was for a 2 year duration. The University of Ghana however confirmed that the
course's duration was for 1 year.<o:p></o:p>The
Regional Director of Education, after the Commission's intervention, reviewed
the suspension of the Complainant's salary and directed him to assume his post
of Assistant Headmaster of Labone Secondary School.<o:p></o:p>However,
the Complainant has since been reposted to the Regional Office of the Ghana
Education Service along with the person who was sent to replace him. In view of
this, the Commission deems the matter settled and ceases investigations in
accordance with Section 13(1) (b) of Commission on Human Rights and
Administrative Justice Act 456 which states<o:p></o:p>Section
13(1) 'Where in the course of the investigation of any complaint it appears to
the Commission -<o:p></o:p>

(b)
That having regard to all the circumstances of the case, any further
investigation is unnecessary it may refuse to investigate the matter further.<o:p></o:p></main>