The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has directed that former Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, be barred from holding any public office for the next five years.
The Commission has also referred him to the Attorney-General for possible prosecution after investigations uncovered procurement fraud and corruption that led to a financial loss of GHS 8,971,933.43 to the state.
The decision follows a 2022 petition by the Movement for Truth and Accountability (MFTA), a civil society group, which accused the former GRA head of manipulating procurement processes in the award of contracts for the supply of vehicles and logistics to the Authority.
According to CHRAJ’s report, the GRA under Dr. Owusu-Amoah awarded several contracts—valued in the millions—to Ronor Motors Ltd, Sajel Motors & Trading Company Ltd, and Telinno Ghana Ltd on October 1, 2021, through single-source procurement. The Commission found that the GRA had misled the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) into approving the method under questionable circumstances, in breach of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663), as amended.
Further investigations revealed that Sajel Motors and Telinno Ghana had no verifiable offices and had entered into separate agreements with Ronor Motors to supply the same vehicles, indicating fraudulent coordination. All three companies were also found to be non-compliant with their tax obligations at the time of the transactions.
CHRAJ described the deals as “tainted with fraud and corruption,” adding that inflated pricing of the vehicles caused a financial loss of $826,551 (equivalent to GHS 8.9 million).
The report stated that as head of the GRA, Dr. Owusu-Amoah bore full responsibility for the procurement breaches that took place under his watch:
“The Respondent, being the Entity Head, cannot escape liability as he supervised its execution,” the Commission noted.
In addition to recommending prosecution, CHRAJ instructed that Sajel Motors Ltd and Telinno Ghana Ltd be blacklisted by the PPA from participating in any future government contracts due to misrepresentation and fraud.
The Commission also urged the Public Procurement Authority to strictly enforce the Public Procurement Regulations, 2022 (L.I. 2466)—particularly in relation to single-source procurement—to ensure transparency and value for money in public spending.
This ruling stands as one of the most significant anti-corruption decisions of 2025, reaffirming CHRAJ’s role in promoting integrity and accountability across Ghana’s public institutions.
