[ 2014-08-28 ]

Sole Commissioner calls for cooperation from Finance Ministry
Accra, Aug. 27, GNA - Mr Justice Yaw Appau, Sole
Commissioner at the Judgement Debt Commission has
called on officials of the Finance Ministry to
cooperate with the Commission, since it gave
approval for the payment of judgement debts.
Mr Appau said this after the Finance Ministry
failed to appear before the Commission on
Wednesday in Accra to answer questions over a
judgement debt paid to one Nana Emmanuel Duku
Wood, in the sum of GH¢ 34,758,343,331.

He said the continuous absence of officials from
the Ministry would make the work of the Commission
very difficult and urged all to cooperate.

Mr Appau also called on the Attorney General’s
(AG) Department to brief the Commission on the
operations of the CAP 30 pension scheme and the
Social Security and National Insurance Trust
(SSNIT).

This was after Madam Agnes Tawuiah, a former
employee of the Ministry of Health had petitioned
the Commission over her pension entitlements under
the CAP 30 scheme, which she had not received.

According to Madam Tawuiah, there was a delay in
the payment of her pension entitlements under the
CAP 30, but received the SSNIT entitlement,
amounting to GH¢ 4,000.

Madam Tawuiah said, she took the money from SSNIT
with the expectation that, the GH¢ 4,000 would be
deducted from the CAP 30 entitlements, which
amounted to GH¢ 40,000.

But, the pension entitlements under the CAP 30
never came, as according to the Ministry of
Health, there was nothing to give after she opted
for the SSNIT entitlements.

Madam Tawuiah is therefore praying the Commission
to help her get the entitlements; she was supposed
to receive under the CAP 30.

Mrs Helen Apkpene Ziwu, Chief State Attorney and
Acting Solicitor General said the AG’s
department was yet to locate the documents on
Madam Tawuiah’s case.

She however promised to continue looking for the
documents, and furnish the Commission on her next
appearance date.

Mr Appau told Mrs Ziwu to further investigate the
issue regarding the CAP 30 scheme and SSNIT, and
brief the Commission on it, to enable it to decide
on the petition by Madam Tawuiah.

Mrs Ziwu also presented documents on the case
relating to the de-confiscation of the Subin
Timber Company Limited and AST against Daniel
Darbo and the AG to the Commission.

A representative of the Controller and Accountants
General’s Department who was billed to appear
before the Commission failed to turn up.

Source - GNA

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