Adjenim Boateng Adjei,
the former Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority has
dragged the Commission of Human Right and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to the
Accra High Court over what he considers to be unfair hearing and misinformation
by CHRAJ in its probe of the ‘Contract for Sale’ documentary.
AB Adjei, in a suit filed on
November 27, 2020, and exclusively sighted by GhanaWeb, accused CHRAJ of
breaching the principle of natural justice by keeping certain key information
which they relied on to pass judgement on him, from him and his lawyers.
He argued that he was kept in
the dark over witnesses whose testimonies CHRAJ relied on to make the
judgement.
AB Adjei said that his lawyers
were not given the chance to cross-examine the witnesses and also he was not
made to answer certain findings made by the commission in its work.
“That pages 130-133 of the
decision headed 8.3 SITE VISITS show that the Respondent made several site
trips to several locations to gather evidence which it relied on to arrive at
their decision.
“That I was never invited to be
present at any of these site trips, nor was I allowed to respond or
cross-examine the evidence gathered at these site trips.”
“That by denying me the
opportunity to access, respond and cross-examine statements, witnesses and
evidence that the Respondents relied on to arrive at their decision, the
Respondent acted in breach of natural justice and failed to give me a fair
hearing.”
“That if I were given the chance to access, respond and
cross-examine the various documents, witnesses and evidence relied on by the
Respondent in their report, I would.”
AB Adjei is thus praying the
High Court to quash the decision by CHRAJ and expunge it from the records.
He is also asking to revoke the
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for him to vacate his post which was
premised on a request by CHRAJ.
WHEREFORE I pray this Honourable
Court for;
“An order of certiorari to quash
and to remove from the registry/records of the Commission on Human Rights and
Administrative Justice for purposes of being quashed the proceedings referred
to as Case No. 241/2019 particularly the decision and recommendations of the
said Commission dated 27th October 2020 in so far as it relates to the
investigation into allegations of contravention or non-compliance with article
284 of the 1992 Constitution by Mr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei for breach of natural
justice.”
“The rescission of the dismissal
of the Applicant by the President of the Republic based on the said
proceedings, report and recommendations referred to as Case No. 241/2019.”
AB Adjei was indicted by CHRAJ
following an investigative piece by Manasseh Azure in which allegations of
conflict of interest and breach of procurement laws were levelled against him.
He has always maintained his
innocence and vowed on Metro TV to use every legal means to prove the same.
Speaking on Good Evening Ghana,
AB Adjei accused CHRAJ of lies and doing a shoddy job of probing the
allegations made against him.
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