The Games Commissioner, Mr Peter Mireku and the head of legal, Ms Gifty-Rita Amoah of the Gaming Commission have been suspended for breaching procurement processes of the Commission.
Mr Mireku and Ms Amoah had been suspended for a period of two and three months respectively starting yesterday December 20, 2022.
The games commissioner’s suspension would end February 19, 2023 but would resume work Monday February 20, 2023 while Ms Amoah would start work on Monday March 19, 2023. According to the letters of suspension dated December 16, 2022 and signed by Kofi Adu-Peprah on behalf of the board and copied to the Chief of Staff, Madam Akosua Osei Opare, Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, Minister of the Interior, Ambrose Dery and the board chairman Gary Nimako Marfo, the two affected officers were to hand over to their deputies.
“Reference is made to the Attorney-General’s advise by letter No. D19/SE.177 dated September 2, 2022 in respect of the Gaming Administration and Monitoring System’s (GAMS) purported contract between the Gaming Commission and Turfsport Ghana Limited.
“Upon deliberations of the Board, it has been unanimously agreed that, you should be sanctioned for your involvement in the procurement process for the stated breaches, as advised by the Attorney-General” the letter addressed to the head of legal, Ms Gifty-Rita Amoah read.
“The Board has also noted with dismay your refusal and/or neglect to respond to the letter dated November 28, 2022 requesting you to furnish the Board with your written response to the procurement breaches cited by the Attorney General.
“The Board has unanimously resolved to suspend you from duty for a period of three months without pay for your role in the impugned procurement process” the letter further read.
In a similar vein, the suspension letter addressed to the Games Commissioner, Peter Mireku also read as follows; “Upon deliberations of the Board, it has been unanimously agreed that, you should be sanctioned for your involvement in the procurement process for the stated breaches, as advised by the Attorney-General”.
“The Board has unanimously resolved to suspend you from duty for a period of two months without pay for your role in the impugned procurement process. Note that, you will neither be paid salary nor allowances for the period” the suspension letter of the Games Commissioner read.
The Gaming Commission is a body corporate, established by the Gaming Act 2006 (Act 721), with the main purpose of regulating, controlling, monitoring and supervising the operation of games of chance in this country.
The Commission is also responsible for issuing licences to all gaming operators and permits to companies and individuals who wish to run promotions with elements of games of chance. –Asaase Radio
