Two years after the Fast Track High Court ruled that government reinstate the dismissed former Deputy Director of the Immigration Service, Kodjo Hodari-Okae, the government is yet to comply with the order.
Mr Hodari Okae was transferred from the Service in 2002 to the Free Zones Board following what he calls a directive he had issued for the refusal of an entry permit to an Italian national, who was found to have falsified his documents.
At a press conference on Monday, Mr Hodari Okae told journalists his transfer was politically motivated since he received a query for his actions from then Coordinator of the National Economic Dialogue, Stephen Asamoah-Boateng.
“Mr. Asamoah-Boateng followed this threat by issuing me a query which according to him I should have answered in seven days. I ignored his query for want of capacity. He then sent a memo to Dr. Addo Kufuor who was then acting Minister of the Interior and sector Minister for Immigration in which, throwing all caution to the wind, Asamoah-Boateng sought to incite the Minister against me and against another immigration officer at the Kotoka International Airport, suggesting that we considered the government as a toothless bull dog, and further that I am one of the numerous people within our public institutions who may be consciously disrupting government efforts. He never substantiated these allegations.”
The former Deputy Director of the GIS said several petitions he sent to the Council of State, Chief of Staff and Minister for Presidential Affairs among others went unheeded, compelling him to seek redress at the courts.
In May 2005, a Fast Track High Court presided over by Justice Baffoe-Bonnie ruled that he be reinstated but to date government has not complied with the judgement.
Mr Hodari-Okae described government’s inaction as victimization.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
Latest Stories
-
Anti-galamsey protest: Work together to address illegal mining – UN urges Ghana
2 mins -
Livestream: Newsfile discusses galamsey menace amid rising protests and looming strikes
25 mins -
2024/25 GPL match preview: FC Samartex seeks redemption against Karela United
31 mins -
Michael Baidoo is on the Black Stars radar – Otto Addo
48 mins -
30 benefit from G-WAC modelling for pandemic preparedness and response short course
1 hour -
I apologise for saying no Heaven without tithe – Adeboye
1 hour -
KNUST TCC offers support for commercialization of research findings
2 hours -
Richard Obeng Mensah: The unwilling Ghana?
2 hours -
Implementation gaps hinder business climate in 50 economies – World Bank
2 hours -
Serial rapist in South Africa gets 42 life sentences
2 hours -
Let’s set high qualifying standards for presidential elections – Abu Sakara
2 hours -
No place for foreign workers being displaced in Lebanon
3 hours -
Ghanaians in Lebanon asked to evacuate amid rising crisis
7 hours -
Nana Kwame Bediako unveils Maryam Issaka Kriese as running mate
8 hours -
How a stale A$17.50 cookie sparked a social media storm
10 hours