CHRAJ boss to face Parliament

Posted on September 17, 2014September 17, 2014
by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh Dompreh has served notice that he will drag the Commissioner of the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) before Parliament.

Lauretta Vivian Lamptey has been accused of spending thousands of dollars over a period of three years on a rented apartment at the AU Village and also ordering the renovation and redesign of her official residence.

Annoh Dompreh, who is a presiding member of Parliament’s Special Budget Committee, says the use of $180,000 on rent for the CHRAJ boss is unacceptable.

He told Citi News, it is imperative for Ms Lamptey to be probed by Parliament.

He explained that Parliament’s Special Budget Committee has an oversight responsibility on the activities of CHRAJ therefore, it is their duty to investigate the matter to allay the fears of Ghanaians.

According to the MP, Ms Lamptey has on several occasions been invited to appear before the committee because “already, we have our own reservations about her in terms of her attitude.”

“The committee needs to get to work immediately,” he said, adding that the committee will not be “charitable to her at all.”

Annoh Dompreh pointed out that the amount spent on the CHRAJ boss’ accommodation is taxpayers money which was taken from the consolidated fund “and so I don’t think we should wait for Parliament resume…because Parliamentary committees are working and so we need to start looking at this matter.”

He implored the chairman of the committee to call a meeting immediately “and since the committee has a high court, we can subpoena her.”

By: Efua Idan Osam

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