[ 2011-04-07 ]

Items of one of the occupants packed out

Two Public Officials fight over bungalow
Two top public officials on Thursday, traded
insults over who had the right to occupy a
government bungalow in Cantonment, Accra.

The tempers of the Director of Human Resource at
the Local Government Services, Charles Kotey and
Dr Thomas Kofi Adu of the Geological Services
Department flared but they fell short of
exchanging fisticuffs.

They each eloquently, albeit in anger, argued why
they have the rights to the bungalow, with Joy
News’ Nana Agyei Essuman acting as the arbiter.

Charles Kotey claims to have been staying in the
bungalow for over three months but admitted his
detractor occupied it, and used it only as a
hotel.

“I happen to stay in the bungalow [because when]
the bungalow was identified there was nobody
staying in it, the guy who was staying in it was
just coming only in the night. He was using the
place as a hotel,” he alleged.

He did not understand why he as a Director of HR
at the Local Government Services will be denied a
bungalow whilst a Deputy Director at Geological
Services will be allocated one.

He accused Kofi Adu of hiring muscled men to throw
his things out of the bungalow, after an ejection
notice was issued.

But Kofi Adu also insists he is the rightful
occupant of the bungalow.

According to him he travelled out of the country
to South Africa on a national assignment and on
his return his bungalow had been broken into by Mr
Kotey.

Asked whether he broke into the bungalow, Mr.
Kotey admitted breaking a single padlock under the
impression the bungalow was unoccupied.

Kofi Adu said he is back now and will take over
his bungalow. He dismissed assertions that he was
not staying in the house.

Nana Essuman reports calm returned after several
interventions by residents but that was after
household items including food stuffs, furniture
had been littered on the streets.

Mr. Adu is said to have left the scene. It is not
too clear if he will return.

Public Relations Officer at the Ministry of Water
Resources Works and Housing, Abraham Otabil told
Myjoyonline.com the ministry will officially react
to the incident shortly.

Source - JoyOnline

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