GEORGE NII DARKU QUARTEY AND DISTRICT TREASURY, KINBU [2010]DLCHRAJ6001

Date	2010-04-26
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/5389/2005/589
Citation No.	[2010]DLCHRAJ6001

JOSEPH WHITTAL

[2010]DLCHRAJ6001
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">GEORGE NII DARKU QUARTEY<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">DISTRICT TREASURY, KINBU<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 1.0pt;
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mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">Our Ref: CHRAJ/5389/2005/589&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;26-4-2010<o:p></o:p>

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</div>FACTS<o:p></o:p>The complaint against the
Respondent was received by the Commission on 23rd August 2008 in which the
Petitioner complained of non-payment of his pension.<o:p></o:p>According to the Complainant
he was a corporal of the Ghana Armed Forces. He retired in 1992. His identity
card number was No. 218423. He further stated that he received his monthly
pension through the Standard Chartered Bank, Korle Dudor Branch, Accra with
account No. 0150410475600.<o:p></o:p>The Complainant alleged that
around February and March 2004, he was taken ill and as a result could not go
to the bank for his monthly pension. Upon recovering partially in November 2,
2004, he went to the bank for his money only to be told by the Manager that no
payment advice have been received in his favour since January 2004. This
therefore implied that he could not be paid.<o:p></o:p>The Complainant then reported the issue to the District Treasury,
Kinbu. He was then asked to complete the life certificate forms in that his
name has been deleted from the pay roll.<o:p></o:p>The Complainant alleged that
subsequently, he had made several follow-ups to the District Treasury office at
Kinbu and the Standard Chartered Bank, but to no avail.<o:p></o:p>RELIEF SOUGHT<o:p></o:p>The Complainant prayed the
Commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the removal since
January 2004 and order payment of all arrears due him.<o:p></o:p>ACTION BY THE
COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>On 11th October 2005, the
Commission contacted the Respondent and we were informed by the District
Treasury that they have been paying the Complainant as at September 2004 to
date through Bank Account No. 0150410475600 at Standard Chartered Bank, Korle
Dudor, which the Complainant provided.<o:p></o:p>Upon contacting the officer-in-charge, one Mr. Kojo Otoo at the
Standard Chartered Bank, High Street, he stated that they did not have any
report on the Complainant from their branch. They promised contacting the
Attorney General's Department for further investigation.<o:p></o:p>In a follow up at the Standard
Chartered Bank on 18th October 2006, the Commission was told to inform the
Complainant to contact the bank's branch at Korle Dudor in Accra for the
payment of his pension and all arrears.<o:p></o:p>OBSERVATION<o:p></o:p>On 22nd October 2006, the Complainant called the Commission and
informed it of the payment of his outstanding arrears by the Respondent.<o:p></o:p>DECISION<o:p></o:p>Having regards to the
aforesaid observation, the Commission considers the matter as settled and
closes the matter accordingly.<o:p></o:p>