A private citizen has filed a lawsuit challenging the appointment of two Members of Parliament to the board of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
The plaintiff, identified as Tassah Tapha Tassah, is asking the High Court to order President John Dramani Mahama to remove Members of Parliament Francis Xavier Sosu and Laadi Ayamba from the GRA board, arguing that their appointments violate the Ghana Revenue Authority Act, 2009 (Act 791). Sosu is the MP for Madina, while Ayamba represents Pusiga in Parliament.
According to the writ, filed on December 17, 2025, the plaintiff contends that the law requires board appointments from the private sector, and as elected MPs, the two cannot qualify under that category.
The suit also claims that appointing MPs to a board overseen by Parliament creates a conflict of interest and undermines transparency and accountability.
“The Plaintiff contends that the 2nd and 3rd Defendants, being elected Members of Parliament, cannot be appointed under Section 4(1)f as representatives of the private sector. The Plaintiff avers that appointing the elected Members of Parliament as members of the governing Board of the Ghana Revenue Authority impairs the oversight function of the 2nd and 3rd Defendants as Members of Parliament. The Plaintiff further argues that the elected Members of Parliament who have been appointed on the Board of Ghana Revenue Authority will take decisions on the Boards and thereafter exercise parliamentary oversight over the same institution, thereby festering conflict of interest situations,” the statement of claim said.
Under Act 791, the GRA board must include a chairperson, the Commissioner-General, representatives from the Ministries of Finance and Trade and Industry, the Bank of Ghana, and four private sector representatives—two of whom must be women.
The plaintiff argues that the appointments of Sosu and Ayamba breach this provision and that their roles as board members would compromise their parliamentary oversight responsibilities.
The reliefs sought include a declaration that the appointments are unlawful and an order directing the President to remove the two MPs and replace them with qualified private sector representatives.