{"id":1804,"date":"2019-08-22T14:38:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T14:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ghana\/?p=1804"},"modified":"2019-08-22T14:38:44","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T14:38:44","slug":"just-in-akufo-addo-suspends-ppa-boss-ab-adjei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/just-in-akufo-addo-suspends-ppa-boss-ab-adjei","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Akufo-Addo suspends PPA boss AB Adjei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CEO of PPA, Adjenim Boateng Adjei<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei has been suspended by\u00a0President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The immediate suspension of the PPA boss follows the airing of an investigative expose undertaken by freelance journalist Manasseh Azuri Awuni.<\/p>\n<p>A statement signed by Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, says the decision to suspend the PPA boss \u201cfollows the broadcast of allegations made against him in an investigative documentary conducted by Manasseh Azuri Awuni titled \u2018contracts for sale\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement adds that \u201cPresident Akufo-Addo has subsequently referred the allegations involving a conflict of interest to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice \u2013 CHRAJ and those relating to potential acts of corruption to the office of the Special Prosecutor for their prompt action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read below the full statement by the Presidency<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1805\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/ghana\/2019\/08\/ppa-boss-suspension.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/ghana\/2019\/08\/ppa-boss-suspension.jpeg 791w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/ghana\/2019\/08\/ppa-boss-suspension-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/ghana\/2019\/08\/ppa-boss-suspension-768x994.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEO of PPA, Adjenim Boateng Adjei Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei has been suspended by\u00a0President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The immediate suspension of the PPA boss follows the airing of an investigative expose undertaken by freelance journalist Manasseh Azuri Awuni. 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