Ms Lauretta Vivian Lamptey is accusing Emile Short, a former Commissioner for the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) of lying to Ghanaians about the accommodation brouhaha.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”9GtZwDEYmhx0Dz0lnVBfOVXHq4XCMEIG”]Ms Lamptey, who is the current Commissioner for CHRAJ, has been widely condemned for spending about GH\u00a2180,000<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on renovating her official residence and spending another $180,000 on rent at the AU Village.<\/p>\n Commenting on the matter when it was first reported in 2014, Emile Short confessed that the bungalow before he left the premise was in good condition<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I entered the building in\u00a0 1999 it was a newly constructed building. I left in 2010. If there were any renovations to be done that would have have been painting and things like that,\u201d he stated in an interview with Citi News<\/strong>.<\/p>\n But speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> on Friday, Ms Lamptey insisted that the renovation of the bungalow was commissioned by Emile Short in 2010, a year before she assumed office.<\/p>\n She said it is unfortunate that Emile Short knowing very well that he \u201ccommissioned the renovation,\u201d\u00a0would make such comments.<\/p>\n She criticized Emile Short, saying \u201che chose not to say it; he allowed the public to go on for the past four months thinking I commissioned the renovation and [at]\u00a0no point did he say no, it was during my time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe allowed the public to go on believing that the policy of renting in the open market begun with me. It was a policy that started during his tenure,\u201d she argued.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the President, following investigations of complaints of misconduct filed against Ms Lamptey has suspended her<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n