Former Chairperson of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Professor Emeritus Stephen Adei, has revealed the circumstances surrounding his removal as the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) board chairman.
In a recent interview with GHOne TV, Prof. Adei claimed that he was forced out of his role in 2023.
He stated that the Akufo-Addo-led government constituted a new GRA board without informing him, effectively ending his tenure without his knowledge.
“I was never notified of my exit [as GRA board chair]. I was at home and saw that a new board had been constituted.
“It is the most disrespectful way of saying goodbye to any board, but this is Ghana,” he is quoted to have said by GHOne TV in a post shared on social media on April 9, 2024.
The former NDPC chairman, also a former rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), assumed the role of GRA’s board chairman in September 2019.
In a 2023 interview, he highlighted how his stewardship contributed to the GRA achieving its revenue targets, underscoring the fact that he served in the capacity voluntarily.
“As board chairman of GRA, I never took a dime, but I worked diligently for GRA to meet its revenue targets.
“With this, many saw me as being in government when I was not in government but only working for the good of the country,” he stated.
He added, “Even as the chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), I prepared a document dubbed [email protected] and wanted the buy-in of the government. To date, the government is not meeting me.”