The acting CEO of Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has rubbished allegations made against me on some radio stations and on social media.
Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah, a media personality and social activist and an NPP Communications Officer, Benjamin Gyewu-Appiah, commonly known as Benghazi accused Prof Gyampo of employing about 28 females in his office alone.
Benjamin Gyewu-Appiah boldly claimed Professor Gyampo had relationships with these women before employing them.
According to Benjamin Gyewu-Appiah, Prof Gyampo has sacked all the NDC people at the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, replacing them with women.
Benghazi further claimed, the Shippers Authority CEO also sponsor female programs at the University of Ghana.
However, the CEO of Ghana Shippers’ Authority has boldly refuted the allegation.
According to him, he is not in charge of recruitment at the Ghana Shipper Authority.
Prof Gyampo revealed that recruitment over the years at the Shipper Authority was privately outsourced to agency that follows a rigorous selection process.
In a press statement, Prof Gyampo stated, “My attention has been drawn to some allegations made against me on some radio stations and on social media. I wish to thank all my admirers for calling on me to ignore and not to respond.
But unfortunately, lies become truth in the psyche of many people in Ghana when they aren’t corrected and so, I plead that I am allowed to respond, not to the grand scheme against me because of my vociferousness against bad governance in the previous regime, but merely as a way to set the records straight”.
He added, “ I have not recruited 28 women and two men as being alleged. I am not in charge of recruitment at my workplace. Recruitment over the years, I am told, has been done professionally by a private outsourced agency that follows a rigorous selection process”.
He further stated that his lawyers will deal with individuals behind these baseless allegations.
See his full statement below:
RESPONDING TO BASELESS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ME
- My attention has been drawn to some allegations made against me on some radio stations and on social media. I wish to thank all my admirers for calling on me to ignore and not to respond.
But unfortunately, lies become truth in the psyche of many people in Ghana when they aren’t corrected and so, I plead that I am allowed to respond, not to the grand scheme against me because of my vociferousness against bad governance in the previous regime, but merely as a way to set the records straight.
- I have not recruited 28 women and two men as being alleged. I am not in charge of recruitment at my workplace. Recruitment over the years, I am told, has been done professionally by a private outsourced agency that follows a rigorous selection process.
- Part of my work require that I travel and out of the over 38 opportunities, I have only honored 4 and these were with the expressed approval and permission from the Chief of Staff. Anyone can check for the evidence.
- I have never travelled in First Class or Business class. I remain the only CEO in Ghana who travels on an ECONOMY TICKET. Again, the evidence of my boarding passes for all four trips are there
- My Lawyers and other lawyers I don’t even know have taken over the matter and would deal with the individuals behind the baseless allegations this week.
- I assure all that I know the public confidence in me and I won’t do anything to betray the trust reposed in me. All must also be assured that baseless allegations have never been enough to silent me. I would remain myself and would always speak my mind on every national issues while focusing on my core job of championing the interests of shippers forcefully and proactively.
Thanks to all.
Ransford Gyampo
