{"id":51310,"date":"2014-09-26T17:48:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T17:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=51310"},"modified":"2014-09-26T17:48:56","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T17:48:56","slug":"chrajs-image-is-intact-joseph-whittal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=51310","title":{"rendered":"CHRAJ&#8217;s image is intact \u2013 Joseph Whittal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Deputy Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Whittal, has debunked assertions that the Commissioner,\u00a0Lauretta Vivian Lamptey, has tarnished the image of the Commission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;D04vIP7lApQ3Vdi4cDHs8bMFOjH5Q1Xc&#8221;]He said: \u201cThe image of CHRAJ is very much riding high and we are doing our work as expected of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CHRAJ Commissioner, Ms Lamptey, has for the past two weeks been in the news for wasting public funds on a rented apartment at the AU Village at a cost of $180,000 and ordering an extensive\u00a0<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/16\/i-was-willing-to-sleep-in-an-uncompleted-building-chraj-boss\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">renovation works on her official bungalow<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Various groups and individuals are calling for her impeachment since her actions have brought the image of the Commission into disrepute.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/25\/chraj-boss-conduct-indefensible-minority-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">Minority Leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, has backed calls for her removal while the Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri,\u00a0Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has petitioned the President to begin the impeachment process.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48335\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CHRAJ-Residence1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48335\" alt=\"Official residence of CHRAJ Commissioner\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CHRAJ-Residence1.jpg\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CHRAJ-Residence1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CHRAJ-Residence1-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Official residence of CHRAJ Commissioner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/22\/auditor-general-queries-chraj-boss\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">Auditor General\u2019s Department has also begun an audit<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> into the finances of the Commission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But speaking on Adom Fm\u2019s Dwaso Nsem on Friday, the Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ, Joseph Whittal argued that the scandal has not affected their duties saying, \u201cwe are proceeding with a number of activities as if nothing has happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chraj_boss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50754\" alt=\"chraj_boss\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chraj_boss.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chraj_boss.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chraj_boss-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">He, however lambasted the media for waging war on his boss describing it as &#8220;uncalled for.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt\u2019s important that things are made bare, but sometimes you [media] stretch things too much&#8230;and it will be better that we allow mandated bodies undertake investigations before we start speculating. If we are not careful we will run down government institutions and it is difficult to to re-build reputations\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlloteyGodwin\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @AlloteyGodwin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Deputy Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Whittal, has debunked assertions that the Commissioner,\u00a0Lauretta Vivian Lamptey, has tarnished the image of the Commission. 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