A group calling itself Concerned Citizens of Ghana has threatened to picket outside the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on January 15, 2024, in protest of the Commissioner-General, Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah’s, indefinite tenure.
According to the organization, the GRA chairman has exceeded the legal age for a public servant to be in office, necessitating his immediate retirement.
The group’s spokesperson, Charles Akowuah, accused the Commissioner-General and Commissioner responsible for the Ghana Revenue Authority’s Support Services Division, Ms. Julie Essiam, of exceeding the legally authorized 60-year period for government officials.
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“Our background checks reveal that both Rev. Ammishaddai and Ms. Julie Essiam have chosen to stay in office beyond the age of 60 despite their contracts being renewed until 2021 and this brings into question the adherence to the established retirement policies within the GRA.”
“We are expecting about 1,500 young men and women to occupy the office of the GRA right after January 15, 2024.”
