SAMUEL P.Y. OKAI AND CUSTOMS, EXCISE & PREVENTIVE SERVICE (CEPS) [2004]DLCHRAJ5865

Date	2004-10-14
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/TJ 1511/2001/1135
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ5865

KENNETH MAINOO

[2004]DLCHRAJ5865
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SAMUEL P.Y.
OKAI<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>CUSTOMS,
EXCISE &amp; PREVENTIVE SERVICE (CEPS)<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Ref: CHRAJ/TJ 1511/2001/1135&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 14/10/2004<o:p></o:p>

</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant, a Revenue Officer of the CEPS' appointment was terminated by a
letter issued on the 30th June 1995 by his employers. The reasons for the
termination were given as flouting of laid down procedures of the CEPS and
smuggling.<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant was aggrieved and petitioned the Commission for:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; border: none;">Re-instatement<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; border: none;">Payment of all his salaries and
 benefits for the 9 years that the purported termination of appointment
 lasted.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; border: none;">Upgrading in rank.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant claims he imported three (3) standing dryers from Nigeria. Two
weeks after the arrival of the items, he consulted the head of the Special
Operations Unit (SOU), Miss Kafui Ayeh who allowed him to clear two (2) of the
dryers leaving one pending the full payment of import tax on the 3 before
clearing the third one.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
.45pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">Sometime
later, a directive was issued by the Commissioner to the Complainant to return
the two dryers since there was no evidence that they were properly cleared. He
was also asked in the directive to show evidence of payment of the relevant
duties failing which, severe disciplinary action would be taken against him.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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mso-border-shadow:yes">According
to the Complainant, he complied with the directive and paid the duty. After all
these a letter dated 20th July 1995 was issued to him terminating his
appointment effective from 1st July 1995.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>RESPONDENT'S CASE<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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