Family of deceased GHANASCO Headmaster attach vehicles of GES

A court in Tamale has confiscated a school bus and the official vehicle of the headmistress’ of the Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) after the Ghana Education Service (GES) failed to pay up the salary arrears of a former headmaster of the school. Mr Lionel Mahama, who was headmaster of the school from 1997, dragged the Ghana Education […]

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A court in Tamale has confiscated a school bus and the official vehicle of the headmistress’ of the Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) after the Ghana Education Service (GES) failed to pay up the salary arrears of a former headmaster of the school.

Mr Lionel Mahama, who was headmaster of the school from 1997, dragged the Ghana Education Service to court accusing it of abusing his right including inappropriate dismissal and refusing to promote him when he was due.

He was later reinstated as the headmaster following a Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) order but authorities halted payment of his salaries.

Infuriated by their conduct, he hauled the GES and School before a Tamale High Court after series of failed attempts to get his benefits.

The High court in Tamale presided over by Justice Lawrence L. Mensah on April, 25 2013 cited ‘unjust treatment’ and ordered the full and immediate payment of all outstanding arrears to the late former headmaster.

The arrears went up to more than GH200, 000 compelling the late educationist to return the case to court but died in 2012 shortly after presenting his claims to the court.

However, years after the court ordered authorities of the education service failed to comply with the directives angering the court to order for the attachment  of the assets of the school.

Two Nissan Patrol vehicles belonging to the education service have also been confiscated.

A daughter of the late. Mahama, Diana Awuni told Ultimate News’ Eliasu Tanko the family intends auctioning the four vehicles if authorities failed to pay up the debt.

“We have no alternative, we also need to survive in this difficult times because we went through a lot; it affected his health very well. The injustice he went through affected him, in fact he endured hardship. No pension has been paid. Four years after his death we can’t access anything, is that justice?”  Diana lamented.

By: Ghana/Ultimatefmonline.com/106.9FM

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