The full list of the senior officers of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) who have been interdicted for allegedly engaging in various acts of misconduct that has caused the state to lose huge sums of revenue, has emerged.
The affected officers−15 in all, consist of four females and 11 males who are banned from using their office identity cards as punishment for their alleged nefarious activities capable of compromising the national economy and security are Christine Bantas, Lydia Attipoe, Rose Obeng Manu and Mary Ann Okunnor as the suspended female officers.
Names of the interdicted male officers are: Eric Kwaku Bonney, Aaron Morgan Ahiadro, Jonathan Gyan Anaman, Jacob Hayford, David Yao Adranu, Emmanuel Ekow Parker, Francis Stephenson, Yao Boakye Agyemang, Walter Kumah, Mumuni Abdulai and Joseph Allan.
The affected revenue collectors from Tema and other Sector Commands across the country, with Tema having the majority were banned from all offices under the GRA.
They were said to have purportedly connived with certain companies to evade duties and taxes, causing a huge financial loss to the state.
Acting Commissioner, Support Services Division, Fred Charles Anson who signed the interdiction letters further asked the affected officers to hand over all properties belonging to the Authority to their various sector commanders before leaving the office.
They were barred also from entering GRA offices until investigations are concluded or otherwise directed.
Some of them will be getting two-thirds of their monthly salaries during the interdiction period while others were stripped of their salaries until the cases are disposed off.
An interdiction letter sent to a female culprit who is stationed at Tema and sighted by DAILY GUIDE indicates that she has caused the GRA to incur a total liability of GH¢17,151,593.72, being revenue loss of GH¢8,575,796.86 and 100 percent penalty thereof.
The letter which was issued on May 18, 2017 reads further that “The Authority has taken a very serious view of your conduct and has decided to interdict you to pave way for a thorough investigation to be carried out into the matter.
“Consequently you have been interdicted with effect from May 18, 2017. You are to hand over your duties and all Authority’s property in your custody including your ID to your Sector Commander before leaving the office.”
Linda Ofori Kwarfo, Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has suggested to government to reduce human involvement in the clearing of goods in order to address the corruption menace.
She further called on government to ensure more supervision and control at the ports, lauding government for the steps taken so far to address corruption at the ports.
Meanwhile, the GRA has set up a committee to investigate the matter and bring up findings and recommendations for disciplinary action to be taken.
Source: Daily Guide
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Pls could you show their pictures against their names? In the event that they still pose as customs agents in other towns, Ghanaians will challenge their actions.
Hmmmm Ghana ceps sika die basabasabasaaaaaaaa haha o knew this before even this is small there are still some in there with corrupted body There's a proverb that says if you go to bed with itchy ***barred word*** u wake up with smelling fingers.... Good luck next time.
Allow a citizen of another country to pay custom's duty on partial amount of undeclared money he was in possession of when boarding a plane at international airport in Accra, plus confiscate the remaining amount he was unable to pay taxes on and let him go home free. This by itself will increase the Government revenue in some measure, and will serve also as the sufficient punishment for the absent minded/distracted passenger.
Good to fix the rot in CEPS but pls try and fix the covered rot under ur nose(Parliamemt) as well. They always cover themselves and ride on us. Greedy bastards
any person who causes financial loss to our country must be jailed for others to learn from it
Enjoy your loot at Belgium. But remember, everyday for the ***barred word*** one day for the master.
Come to Kotoka international airport and you see a lot of rot here. custom officers conniving with many agents in tax invasion. Some agents can use one airway bill to clear many goods without paying the appropriate taxes especially those bringing mobile phones into the country. Driving luxury cars at the expense of the nation.
I Think if government can introduce Electronic Payment System at the Tema port for the payments of goods,I think all this corruption thing will go down.Thank You.
I am lucky ooo....we managed to make some money at the port before leaving the shores of Ghana to Belgium.i am now enjoying.sometimes you have to look sharp...Ghanaian politicians are crôoks so you don't have to spare them if you get a chance.....better luck next time comrades...next time be smart
Seize their passports NOW !!!!!!; now we all have got the fraudlent picture because any body who graduates in the past and today always want to go to customs and work at Tema or the Airport or at the borders ; NOW WE ALL KNOW !!!NaNa ADDO will clean the stables -PERIOD !!!!!!