Barely days after the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) was sacked by
the President following a damning report on him by the Commissioner of the Commission for Human
Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), it has emerged that the investigative body came across
evidence of the movement of some unusual funds through his accounts which formed the basis to nail
him.
By a letter dated Friday, 30 th October, 2020, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-
Addo, terminated the appointment of Mr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei from office as CEO of the Public
Procurement Authority with immediate effect.
This followed the submission of a report to the President by the Commissioner of the Commission for
Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr. Joseph Whittal, in which the Commission
concluded that, on the totality of the evidence, Mr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei had put himself in a position
where his personal interest conflicted with the performance of his functions as CEO and Board Member
of the PPA.
Prior to the submission of the report by the CHRAJ Boss, President Akufo-Addo had to suspend the PPA
Boss from Office on 22 nd August, 2019, following the broadcast of allegations made against him in an
investigative documentary conducted by investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, titled
\u201cContracts for Sale\u201d.
The President, subsequently referred the allegations involving conflict of interest to CHRAJ, and those
relating to potential acts of corruption to the Office of Special Prosecutor, for their action.
The letter signed by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, said,\u201d Having
satisfied himself of the fact that the recommendation made by CHRAJ is properly motivated and well-
founded, the President has expressed his appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Joseph Whittal and CHRAJ
for the thorough and methodical manner in which the matter has been addressed.\u201d
According to the information gathered, the beleaguered PPA boss allegedly could not offer cogent
explanations to back the evidence of established movement of large volumes of cash through his Bank
Accounts between March 2017 and August 2019.
The CHRAJ report suggested that, the huge volume of cash that passed through his Bank Account was
far in excess of his income. (Stanbic Bank: USD Account – $516,225.00; Cedi Account \u2013 GHC3.83 million;
Euro Account \u2013 EU.54.500; UMB Bank: $110,000).
Source: Clement Akoloh||africanewsradio.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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