Paul Adom Otchere unhappy CHRAJ denied his application to film Christmas Tree hearing

Spread the love

Television host

has expressed happiness that the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice () has exonerated him of any wrongdoing in the purchase of decorations at the () in 2021, at least from a briefing he got from his .

A report from the human rights body justified the action by the ace broadcaster in his capacity as board chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited () but cautioned him against interfering in the work of the management of the company. He was advised to restrict himself purely to his functions.

The Commission also directed Mr. Adom Otchere to refrain from commenting on procurement issues of GACL in the , either in his personal capacity or as Board Chairman, so long as he remains on the company’s board.

Reacting to the report on TV3‘s News 360 on Tuesday, November 7, Mr. Adom Otchere noted that, inasmuch as he is happy with the ruling, he is concerned that his application to have proceedings captured live on camera was denied.

“I really wanted to film this because of the high public interest,” he said.

“Today, if they had allowed me to film, the record of the film would have been there,” he told News 360 presenter Martin Asiedu-Dartey on Tuesday.

“The film would have been played, and you would realize the questions and answers, and you would have seen that I had told CHRAJ that the management threshold had been expended and therefore the Board needed to determine and approve that amount of .”

He expressed happiness that, ultimately, he has been cleared: “I am happy and thank the petitioner for the petition.”

“I am very grateful to him, so please send my regards to him,” he concluded, referring to the petitioner,

Later on in the same program, Mr. Amenga-Etego insisted that CHRAJ indicted Mr Adom Otchere and GACL in breaching procurement processes “but when it got to the time to bite, they couldn’t bite”.

“So, they are like a dog that has barked so much but when it came to the biting part, then they refused to bite.

“And I read different motives into that.”


Spread the love

About admin

Check Also

Bawumia launches MyCreditScore to boost financial inclu

Spread the love In a significant step towards boosting financial inclusion and advancing the formalization …

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

x