GRA Headquarters Boils Over Transfer Brouhaha
The refusal is creating confusion and misunderstanding among the staff at the Headquarters as they do not understand why Mr. Eddynash Nasamu has refused to leave the Headquarters in Accra to his new post.
Freeman Koryekpor 
Tension is high at the headquarters of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) over the refusal of Mr. John Eddynash Nasamu to relocate to his newly transferred office, Tema Transit Yard.
The refusal is creating confusion and misunderstanding among the staff at the Headquarters as they do not understand why Mr. Eddynash Nasamu has refused to leave the Headquarters in Accra to his new post.
Mr. Eddynash Nasamu, according to some of the staff, has been working with the Auctions Department of the Customs Division of the GRA for the past five years until he was transferred in September 2022 to the Transit Yard.
A memo signed the Chief Revenue Officer for the GRA, Akua Apiani-Brobbe on September 29, 2022 and copied to Acting Commissioner of Customs Division, Deputy Commissioner of Ports Operations and Head of Transit and by the cited by 3news.com indicates that Mr. Eddynash Nasamu has was transferred since June 2022, but was deferred for three months.
The memo states “we write in response to your memo dated 31st August, 2022 petitioning the Authority against the posting of John Eddynash Nasamu.”
The memo says this is to inform you that Management has upheld the request and has deferred for three months (ie, January 2023) basis on the final stage of the E-Auction Project.
The memo explained that “by a copy of this memo, the Mr. John E. Nasamu is to take note and comply accordingly.”
But the workers says they do not understand why Mr. Eddynash Nasamu is still at post at the Auctions Unit in the month of March, two months after the extension of his transfer.
They explained that Mr. Eddynash Nasamu was given a mandate to help finish the E-Auction Project but he is still at post despite the completion of the project.
The workers accused the Deputy Commissioner, one Mr. Ohene as harbouring Mr. Nasamu.
They explained that that Mr. Eddynash Nasamu always comes to the office early in the morning and hide in the office of Mr. Ohene till the close of day instead of moving to his new post.
The workers alleged that anytime they complain of the continues existing of Mr. Eddynash Nasamu at the Headquarters they are not attended to.
They are therefore calling on the Finance Ministry, the Commissioner and other stakeholders to intervene in the issue because Mr. Ohene's is also harbouring some National Service Personnel who have ended their service for the past three years.
When contact the Commissioner, Seidu Iddirisu explained that he was not aware Mr. Nasamu is still hidden in any office.
"I will check up and see. I am not aware he is still in that office".Mr. Iddirisu said "I called the officer in charge and he says he is no more with the Unit.
He is currently with the Transit Unit. Yes. I even went ahead and called the head of the Transit Unit and he confirmed that he is under his Unit. I will pay a surprise visit there tomorrow to see if he is there.
The commissioner explained that Mr. Nasamu was not present at the time.of his visit. "Yes. He was not there when I visited", even though the workers insist Mr. Nasamu still comes to the office.
