The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has dismissed allegations of conflict of interest against Rev. Victor Kusi-Boateng, Secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral.
According to CHRAJ, no evidence supported claims that his role in the project conflicted with his interests.
The Commission disclosed that the allegations have been examined in light of clear facts and that there is no evidence to conclude that Victor Kusi-Boateng put himself in a conflict-of-interest situation.
In a 165-page report released on Monday, CHRAJ also dismissed allegations that Rev. Kusi-Boateng possessed two passports under his dual identities, each bearing different dates of birth.
The report indicated that the Passport Office’s records revealed no-issuance of a passport under the name Victor Kusi-Boateng.
“The 4th Respondent holds one diplomatic and one ordinary passport, both under the name Kwabena Adu Gyamfi. At no point has a passport been issued under the name Victor Kusi-Boateng,” the report states.
The CHRAJ investigation follows a petition by the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in January 2023 to investigate the Secretary of the National Cathedral Board of Trustees over conflict of interest, including possession of multiple identities and other alleged criminal dealings.
At the heart of the investigation is the unexplained payment of GH¢2.6 million to JNS Talent Centre Limited in which Victor Kusi-Boateng also has a vested interest, which raised questions about his actions, judgment, and decision-making in transactions between the two entities
CHRAJ indicated that Kusi Boateng as both director of the National Cathedral and his company, JNS LImited, did not put himself in a position where his personal interest conflicted or was likely to conflict with the performance of the functions of his office as no transaction for the provision of services existed between the National Cathedral and the 5th Respondent company.
According to the report, the GH¢2.6 million paid by the National Cathedral to Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng was a refund of an interest-free short-term loan granted to the National Cathedral by his company at a time when it needed funds urgently to pay its contractors.
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