Mr Richard A. Y Anamoo has been relieved of his post as the Director General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA).
A directive from the presidency, according to a source, indicated that Mr Anamoo ceases to be the boss of the GPHA.
It is, however, unclear whether the move was fuelled by the litany of accusations levelled against him by the Junior Staff Union of GPHA.
Aggrieved workers at the Tema and the Takoradi ports asked for his removal from office citing gross abuse of power and financial malfeasance.
In addition, the workers have also clamoured for a thorough investigation to save the public purse from entering into the pockets of some individuals.
"We are asking government to set up a committee to investigate and probe into all the port expansion projects at Tema and Takoradi, and also find the owners behind the companies executing the local content aspects of the expansion projects," the Union demanded.
Addressing a news conference in Tema, the Secretary to the Junior Staff Union, Keku Amorquasi Amuzuah, accused the Director General of misappropriation of funds and sole sourcing of most of the projects that the GPHA has embarked on.
According to him, since Mr Anamoo assumed office as the Director General, there had been deep-seated corruption, nepotism, and cronyism under his watch, thus affecting a healthy environment under which they worked.
He said: "In 2012, Mr Anamoo transferred his residence to his son, who has also used the place as a recording studio and a pub at the expense of the state. On top of that, he has deployed two security guards to his son at the residence."
Mr Amuzuah further alleged that Mr Anamoo had duped the state and GPHA of millions of Ghana cedis under the guise of the ports expansion projects, automation of the entire port, and purchase of pieces of equipment and crafts.
Source: classfmonline.com
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God will surely reprove you If you secretly show partiality. The seas and all belong to him but not to one person so some are favoured and others despised. God would have you in derision.
By their fruits we shall know them...."Political choppers" and abuse of the office they occupy must all be exposed.Nepotism and cronyism must be weeded out of our societies and workplaces. Anamoo went to court for what he deemed unfair treatment by the then Administration of GPHA, yet he has served many employees in GPHA same portions. Ghana must not continue like this. Personalities like this must not take up any public office....
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Please Mr. President you got this GHPA issue completely wrong. Have you ever heard Mr. Anamoo passing any unprofessional comment on any issue? He is one of the best engineers this country have ever produced. The treatment meted to him by the NPP can be likened to what the NDC did to Professor Frimpomg Boateng when they took over power.
Look not only for shortcoming. He is human
And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, He will see that they get justice, and quickly. This is just the beginning. As if GPHA was his private company, he listened to petty stories/gossips from his favourites and acted upon it. God would definitely answer my prayers. Amen.
If i were u, i wud av resigned long ago. ba u wanted to chop for the last.thank u union secretaries for the bold step to the entend of u risking ur jobs. to the other unions who were against we see u all. come and seek votes next tym.
Its good all these ndc people are going one after the other.Mr. president when will Twum Boafo and Alex Mmold of free zones and GNPC respectively will be booted out!!!!!
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The man deserves it, he has put some of us on contract for four (4) years now but staffed others and promoted them within a year, is it fair? The new board should review all staffing including some that I was told, they've backdated. Wicked tribalistic, partial, nepotic people. Go and continue your senseless politics, backstage.