G. M. DARKE AND GHANA HIGHWAY AUTHORITY [2001]DLCHRAJ6052

Date	2001-04-12
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/OB/CN/27/92/1304
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ6052

B. K. OPPONG

[2001]DLCHRAJ6052
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">G. M. DARKE<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 HIGHWAY AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<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/27/92/1304&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 12/04/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>B.
K. OPPONG DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LEGAL &amp; OPERATIONS 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, a Principal Accountant of the Respondent institution, was
summarily dismissed for unlawfully causing the withdrawal of an amount 45,000
from the Account of the National Rehabilitation Fund and converting itfor his
personal use.<o:p></o:p>The Complainant denied the charge, saying
he only caused the money to be transferred to the General Account.<o:p></o:p>The
question is whether he caused the withdrawal of the amount in question, and
whether he applied it for the benefit of the respondent institution or himself.<o:p></o:p>COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant stated that in order to balance his accounts before handing over
and proceed on transfer to Sunyani, he informed his Chief Highway Engineer,
GHA/GAR that he wanted to transfer an amount of €45,000 from the Road
Rehabilitation Fund Account (Account No. 2) to the General Account (Account
No.1). That it would be reversed when their Periodic Maintenance Fund was
received from Head Office.<o:p></o:p>He stated that that arrangement was made
because he had granted 1.O.U to some workers and had therefore depleted Account
No.1. He said he personally cashed the cheque and paid it into the General
Account (Account No.1). The Complainant stated further that the money in question
had been refunded in two instalments (715,000 paid on 5/3/87) and ¢30,000 paid
on 7/7/87.<o:p></o:p>THE RESPONDENT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>According
to the investigation report, the National Rehabilitation Fund was for official
purposes and could only be touched after the Chief Highway Engineer/GAR had
authorised such a withdrawal. The signatories were the Chief Highway Engineer
and his Regional Accountant.<o:p></o:p>In
April 1986 the Complainant took advantage of his position as one of the two
signatories and decided to have part of the Fund withdrawn for his personal
use. He achieved his objective by falsely representing to the Assistant
Accountant, a Mr. Samuel Flovie, that there was the need for the withdrawal of
¢45,000 from the Burma Camp Bank for transfer to the High Street Branch of the
Bank, and so Flovie should prepare a cheque to that effect. The Complainant
signed his part and took the cheque to the Chief Highway Engineer for his
signature falsely representing to the latter that the amount involved was to be
transferred to the G.H.A account at the High Street Branch of the Bank.<o:p></o:p>The
Respondent su</main>