Lawsuit Against Mahama Over Appointment Of Anthony Sarpong As Ghana Revenue Authority Boss Withdrawn
- The lawsuit challenging Anthony Sarpong's appointment as the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority has been withdrawn
- The lawsuit argued that the appointment lacked proper oversight and was problematic due to the absence of a Governing Council
- The person who filed the lawsuit over Sarpong's appointment to the revenue service also raised concerns over a potential conflict of interest
The lawsuit challenging President John Mahama's appointment of Anthony Kwasi Sarpong as the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority has been withdrawn.
One Emmanuella Sarfowaah filed the lawsuit in which she was contesting the legitimacy of the Commissioner-General appointment.
Source: UGC
3News reported that Sarfowaah argued that the process lacked proper oversight and contended that Sarpong's appointment was problematic due to the absence of a Governing Council.
Court documents also stated that she raised concerns over a potential conflict of interest, highlighting Sarpong’s ongoing affiliation with KPMG, where he is listed as a senior partner.
She argued that his leadership at the authority while maintaining ties with a global accounting firm operating in Ghana, could pose ethical challenges.
A notice of discontinuance and withdrawal was signed by Collins Danso Law Chambers solicitors.
Sarpong assumed the role of Acting Commissioner-General on January 20, 2025, and was met with protests from some National Democratic Congress supporters.
The NDC supporters told the press that people who did not contribute to the party’s electoral victory should not hold such key positions.
Who is Anthony Sarpong?
Per Graphic, Sarpong is known as an accomplished accountant and auditor and previously served as a Senior Partner at the auditing and consulting firm KPMG.
With over 22 years of professional experience across Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa, he specialises in audit, accounting advisory, corporate recovery and insolvency.
Sarping is also a member of several professional bodies, including the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors (GARIA).
Mahama petitioned to sack Electoral Commission chair
YEN.com.gh also previously reported that Mahama was petitioned to sack the Electoral Commission chair Jean Mensa.
The petition from a resident of the Volta Region also called for the removal of Dr Bossman Eric Asare and Samuel Tetteh.
The petition filed on January 27, 2025, cited a breach of fundamental human rights under Article 42 of the 1992 Constitution.
It also accused them of incompetence, bias, and actions that undermined public confidence in the commission's integrity.
Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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