A sweeping current of a marauding tidal wave from the Osu Castle is to sweep into permanent retirement NCA’S director-general Bernard Forson, who has hanged on gingerly to his position by his finger tips, despite a horde of agitation for his removal. Forson, thought to be one of the most capable of manoevering heads over human shoulders under any system under the sun was put on ice twice, but somehow, managed to bounce back to the same position by that same number of times.
This time, the President of the republic Prof. J.E.A Mills whose overly painstaking investigations have grinded to a finish, is said to have satisfied himself that Forson has to bow out.
The out-going director general took over from old fox, Major (rtd) T. R. K. Tandoh who walked away into retirement in 2007 or thereabout, with four luxury cars including two Landcruisers and an Audi S80 all for a funny ¢92 million.
But perhaps more than any other director general in the NCA’S history, Mr. Forson has been accused the most. Under his tenureship, ‘un-certificated’ personnel were fork lifted into management positions as other favourites were okayed to travel on the Authority’s tickets to foreign conferences.
Experts in key positions whose upgrading were due sat motionless rather pitifully, while their scholarships were cancelled. One account said under him, gossiping was rewarded as targeted individuals felt like mother kangaroos in the midst of pickpockets, as they were told on all the time.
Forson also stands accused by irate protesters in the Authority for packing the establishment with his cronies and relatives of former ministers.
Last year, even when the presidential order to suspend new employment was relayed the NCA was recruiting staff under Forson’s thumb as well as the granting of FM licences without referring it to the board of directors, as required by the NCA Act.
THE SUN learnt that even key aides to the director general were shell-shocked when Mr. Forson blew ¢500 million on making his office a-state-of-the-art kind and yet again, set aside established procedure to send two girls with ¢ 550million for X’mas shopping. The announcement by the President should establish the fact that no matter how heavily big men lean upon ministers and chairmen, the day of reckoning would arrive even if the chief executive of the state is slower than the tortoise.
Source: GhanaWeb
