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The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has imposed a five-year ban on former Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, and recommended his prosecution after finding him guilty of corruption, fraud, and procurement breaches that caused the state a financial loss of nearly GHS 9 million. The Commission’s ruling follows a 2022 petition filed by the Movement for Truth and Accountability (MFTA), a civil society group that accused Dr. Owusu-Amoah of manipulating procurement processes in awarding vehicle and logistics supply contracts to select companies. According to CHRAJ’s report, the GRA under Dr. Owusu-Amoah illegally awarded multimillion-cedi contracts to Ronor Motors Ltd, Sajel Motors & Trading Company Ltd, and Telinno Ghana Ltd through single-source procurement on October 1, 2021. Investigators found that the GRA misled the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) into approving the deals, contrary to the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663). The Commission also established that Sajel Motors and Telinno Ghana had no traceable business locations and were not tax compliant at the time, while all three companies were linked in questionable transactions. CHRAJ concluded that the contracts were “tainted with fraud and corruption,” with the inflated cost of the vehicles resulting in a direct financial loss of $826,551 (GHS 8,971,933.43) as of October 27, 2025. “The Respondent, being the Entity Head, cannot escape liability as he supervised its execution,” the report stated, holding Dr. Owusu-Amoah ultimately responsible for the irregularities that occurred under his watch. The Commission has directed that Dr. Owusu-Amoah be disqualified from holding public office for five years and referred to the Attorney-General for criminal prosecution. It has also ordered the recovery of the GHS 9 million lost to the state.
