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General News of Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-07-16
Dr. Bobi Barimah has been appointed Acting Executive Director of the Center.
Workers at the Mampong-Akwapim Herbal Research Center rejected the new acting executive director of the institution, Dr. Bobi Barimah, appointed by the president.
They argue that the Center is not in a position to pay two executive directors since the term of the current Executive Director, Professor Augustine Ocloo, who is on leave has not expired.
In an interview with Citi News, spokesman for staff, Dr. Kofi Donkor noted that the president's ruling "constitutes a violation of the constitution and the law creating the center".
He also stated that this would pose administrative problems.
"You have an existing director and you bring another to take action. We will pay the double salary. For us, we will not allow our institution to be politicized. "
This comes as a result of pressure on President Nana Akufo-Addo to revoke the appointment of the new chairman of the Ghana Tax Administration Board, Kwame Owusu.
The former head of the Maritime Authority has been charged with redeveloping his 2-bedroom residence in Cantonments at a cost of 1 million GHc.
He also reportedly oversaw dubious spending by the authority.
Several civil society organizations, including the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), have asked the government to remove Mr. Owusu from office until the problems are resolved. .
The Director of Advocacy and Policy at the Center for Democratic Development (Ghana CDD), Kojo Asante, also said that Kwame Owusu's appointment was based on a lack of judgment.
"We hear that this person has been rewarded with the presidency of the board of directors of an even more serious institution, namely the Ghana Tax Authority. It's a government that is trying to generate revenue. "
"The last person you want to entrust a tax administration is someone who is wasting public resources. How to persuade citizens to pay their taxes with this kind of symbolism, so I think it is a very bad judgment for whoever has appointed this person. I really think this decision should be overturned because it sends us all a very bad message about the anti-corruption agenda that the government is trying to pursue. "
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