{"id":693718,"date":"2019-08-28T10:26:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T10:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p><strong>Adjenim Boateng Adjei <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nCommission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) says it has given\nAdjenim Boateng Adjei (AB Adjei), who has been suspended by the President as\nhead of the Public Procureme"},"modified":"2019-08-28T10:26:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T10:26:10","slug":"chraj-closes-in-on-ppa-boss-given-10-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/28\/chraj-closes-in-on-ppa-boss-given-10-days\/","title":{"rendered":"CHRAJ Closes In On PPA Boss &#8230;Given 10 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Adjenim Boateng Adjei <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nCommission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) says it has given<br \/>\nAdjenim Boateng Adjei (AB Adjei), who has been suspended by the President as<br \/>\nhead of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), 10 days to respond to conflict<br \/>\nof interest allegations levelled against him.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nPPA CEO was suspended following a documentary titled \u2018Contracts for Sale\u2019 which<br \/>\nwas put together by investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni,<br \/>\nhighlighting alleged procurement misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>CHRAJ<br \/>\nBoss Joseph Whittal said on Citi FM yesterday that the response from AB Adjei<br \/>\nwould determine the next line of action of the commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe<br \/>\nhad a brainstorming session yesterday. We have assessed the case and we came to<br \/>\nthe conclusion that it is right for Mr. Adjenim Boateng to give us his comments<br \/>\nand to either admit or deny the allegation. He has been given ten days within<br \/>\nwhich to expressly write his response and any documentation that he would want us<br \/>\nto see,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe<br \/>\nwill study that and carry out our own investigation if necessary; then we\u2019ll<br \/>\nproceed to invite him if he has not admitted it. If he admits, we will go<br \/>\nstraightforward and take action based on his information but if he denies it,<br \/>\nthe Constitution requires us to go into full investigation and take action,\u201d he<br \/>\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>Following<br \/>\nthe expos\u00e9 by Manasseh Azure Awuni, President Akufo-Addo suspended the PPA boss<br \/>\nand referred him to both the CHRAJ and the Office of the Special Prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>A<br \/>\nletter signed by Eugene Arhin, Director of Communications<br \/>\nat the Presidency last Thursday, said: \u201cThe suspension follows the broadcast of<br \/>\nallegations made against him in an investigative documentary conducted by<br \/>\nManasseh Azuri Awuni titled \u2018Contracts for Sale\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It<br \/>\nsaid President Akufo-Addo has \u201csubsequently referred the allegations involving<br \/>\nconflict of interest to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative<br \/>\nJustice and those relating to potential acts of corruption to the Office of<br \/>\nSpecial Prosecutor for their prompt action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Investigative<br \/>\njournalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, in an expos\u00e9 titled \u2018Contracts for Sale\u2019, was<br \/>\nable to reveal that Talent Discovery Limited (TDL), a company incorporated in<br \/>\nJune 2017 that has links with the PPA boss, won a number of government contracts<br \/>\nthrough restrictive tendering.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\njournalist also reported that the company was engaged in selling contracts.<br \/>\nUndercover encounters with the General Manager of the Company, Thomas Amoah,<br \/>\nrevealed that the company was selling a GH\u00a222.3 million road contract to K-Drah<br \/>\nEnterprise, a fake company Manasseh used for the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>This<br \/>\ncontract was awarded to B-Molie Limited, a company Mr. Amoah said was a sister<br \/>\ncompany of TDL.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\ncompany also had for sale a Ministries of Works &amp; Housing contract to construct<br \/>\na concrete drain at Santa Maria in Accra, as well as a contract to build a<br \/>\none-storey dormitory block in the Asante Akim North District.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation has rekindled heated political debate as far as the fight against corruption in the country is concerned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gibril Abdul Razak<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adjenim Boateng Adjei The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) says it has given Adjenim Boateng Adjei (AB Adjei), who has been suspended by the President as head of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), 10 days to respond to conflict of interest allegations levelled against him. 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