Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Cooperation (GIISDEC) has described as “unfortunate” the publication of a petition by staff against the board chairman, Farouk Aliu Mahama in the media.
An earlier publication in the media regarding a petition from Patrick Nyarko alleged that the board chairman of GIISDEC and his family verbally and physically abused him [Patrick Nyarko] over delay in submitting a Master Plan and its related matters for the approval of the board of GIISDEC.
But in a statement on Wednesday (6 April 2022), the firm said, “It is unfortunate that the said publication was made without recourse to management. Management wishes to emphasise that pursuant to a directive by the board, the allegations contained in the petitions are being investigated by an independent committee…”
Read the statement below:
An earlier rejoinder by the management and the board of GIISDEC to www.asaaseradio.com stated that, “We wish to state emphatically that neither the chairman of the board, Farouk Aliu Mahama nor his assigned member of his family has confronted the petitioner to coerce him to compromise due process in submitting an official document such as the Corporation’s ‘Master Plan’, as alleged, knowing very well the chairman’s [Farouk Aliu Mahama] pedigree as a venerable legislator…”
“While we regret the mischievous and surreptitious intention of the petitioner to leak it as he has full knowledge of our internal grievance management procedures, we also wish to indicate that his action contravenes laid down procedures and will therefore be subjected to our staff disciplinary measures.”
The Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC) was established by an Act of Parliament in March, 2019 to develop and promote an integrated iron and steel industry in the country.
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