The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has handed a five-year ban from public office to former Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rev Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, after finding him guilty of procurement breaches that caused a financial loss of GH₵9 million to the state.

In a detailed investigative report dated October 28, 2025, CHRAJ concluded that the GRA, under Owusu-Amoah’s leadership, awarded contracts for the supply of vehicles and logistics to three companies — Ronor Motors Ghana Limited, Telinno Ghana Limited, and Sajel Motors and Trading Company Limited — under dubious and fraudulent circumstances.

The commission described the transactions as “tainted with corruption and misrepresentation,” ultimately defrauding the state.

Background

The case originated in August 2022 when a civil society organization, the Movement for Truth and Accountability, petitioned CHRAJ alleging widespread corruption, tax evasion, and procurement irregularities at the GRA.
The petition claimed that the three companies were selected through a single-sourced procurement process without justifiable grounds, a violation of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663).

Investigations revealed that the contracts — signed on October 1, 2021, and extended to April 30, 2022 — were executed despite the beneficiary companies lacking the technical capacity and legal qualifications to supply the required vehicles.

CHRAJ further noted that the companies misrepresented their business credentials to win the lucrative deal.

Findings of Fraud And Misrepresentation

According to CHRAJ’s findings, two of the companies — Telinno Ghana Ltd and Sajel Motors Ltd — fraudulently entered into separate contracts with Ronor Motors Ltd for the same vehicle supply project, effectively double-billing the state.

The commission observed that both Sajel Motors and Telinno Ghana did not have identifiable physical locations at the time of the contract.
CHRAJ also determined that the prices of the vehicles were heavily inflated, resulting in an estimated loss of $826,551 (equivalent to GH₵8,971,933.43) to the coffers at the prevailing exchange rate.

CHRAJ’s Directives

Following its conclusions, CHRAJ has referred Owusu-Amoah and the directors of the implicated companies to the Attorney-General for possible prosecution and the recovery of the lost funds.

Additionally, the commission recommended that the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) blacklist Sajel Motors Ltd and Telinno Ghana Ltd from engaging in any business with the state or international donor-funded projects.

The ruling was grounded in Section 9 of the Public Office Holders (Declaration of Assets and Disqualification) Act, 1998 (Act 550), which disqualifies any public officer found guilty of corruption, fraud, or dishonesty from holding public office for a specified period.

Rev Owusu-Amoah, who served as GRA Commissioner-General from 2019 until his retirement in 2023, has yet to publicly respond to the CHRAJ ruling.