{"id":58986,"date":"2014-10-23T17:33:47","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T17:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=58986"},"modified":"2014-10-23T18:20:57","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T18:20:57","slug":"cj-receives-petition-to-remove-chraj-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=58986","title":{"rendered":"CJ receives petition to remove CHRAJ Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood has received the petition demanding the removal of the Commissioner of Commission on Human Rights and Adminstrative Justice (CHRAJ), Lauretta Lamptey.<\/p>\n<p>This was confirmed by the Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Mr. Frank Annor Dompreh.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;q5IYzcn4ypNizvdNtuhjZLuBFuidqwKQ&#8221;]President Mahama, early this month, directed the Chief Justice, Georgina Wood to investigate the Commissioner after Mr. Annor Dompreh \u00a0<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/23\/mp-begins-process-to-remove-chraj-boss\/\"><strong>submitted a petition for her removal<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner was accused of spending about<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/16\/chraj-boss-accused-of-wasting-180000-on-rent\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong> $200,000 on rent alone within three years.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Her action prompted various groups and individuals to call for her dismissal.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing from\u00a0Article 146, Article 288, Annoh-Dompreh argued that \u201cit is clear and unambiguous and so if there is supposed to be any investigation by the Auditor General, it will still not undermine or discount a petition submitted to the presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17359\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/79616285_104332.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17359\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/79616285_104332.jpg\" alt=\"Chief Justice Mrs Georgina T. Wood \" width=\"480\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/79616285_104332.jpg 480w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/79616285_104332-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chief Justice Mrs Georgina T. Wood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the petition to the President, the MP Annoh-Dompreh said he hoped the President would forward it to \u201cthe appropriate quarters for an action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said Ms Lamptey has \u201callegedly denigrated the image of the institution she leads and supervises as well as demonstrated gross incompetence and must be investigated, and if found culpable, be made to face the full rigours of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the MP, the Progressive Nationalist Forum\u00a0(PNF) also submitted<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/10\/02\/second-petition-demanding-chraj-boss-impeachment-submitted\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong> a petition demanding the impeachment<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>of the Commissioner to the Presidency.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the PNF signed by its spokesperson, Richard Nyamah stated that the petition which was submitted through their lawyers was to get the President to initiate steps to remove the CHRAJ Boss.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood has received the petition demanding the removal of the Commissioner of Commission on Human Rights and Adminstrative Justice (CHRAJ), Lauretta Lamptey. This was confirmed by the Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Mr. Frank Annor Dompreh. 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