The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) has interdicted head of SSNIT’s Management Information Systems, Dr Caleb Afaglo for presenting fake documents for the top job.
A probe by the anti-graft agency has revealed Dr Afaglo did not have a doctorate degree as he claimed.
He neither has a masters’ degree nor first degree, EOCO said.
The interdiction comes at a time there is massive disaffection for the Trust following the revelation that it spent $72 million to procure a faulty software from 2012 to 2016.
The contract, awarded in 2012, was to replace the manual nature of work at the Trust with complete automation.
It was to provide superior services to SSNIT customers, reduce member enrolment cycle through forms, provide effective reporting solution, achieve real time processing of contribution reports and reduce benefit processing time.
The initial contract sum was $34 million but the Trust ended up spending more within the period of four years.
EOCO uncovered the fake documents during investigation into Dr Afaglo’s crucial role in awarding the controversial $72 million digitization contract.
Joy News sources at EOCO say Dr Afaglo was selected as the General Manager of the MIS because of his ‘impeccable’ credentials.
He was responsible for the implementation of phases one and two of the Operational Business Suite (OBS).
EOCO did not get much information about him save he was an IT Consultant to GLICO Insurance, and also worked with telco giant MTN and Dominion University as head of IT department.
He was allegedly sacked in the three organisations for presenting fake documents, the anti-graft agency has said.
Sources say the authorities at the Dominion University uncovered the fraud after they applied for an accreditation at National Accreditation Board.
Meanwhile the company that submitted the lowest bid for the contract, Persol Limited has refuted claims advanced for rejecting its proposal.
SSNIT had said the company met all the criteria but one criterion which is the absence of a signature of the power of attorney.
But Persol Boss Micheal Quarshie told Kojo Yankson on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show Monday they provided all the required document.
“[Our proposal] had a power of attorney submitted, it had the name of the person whom we were giving the power of attorney to [and] it had the director of the company,” he said.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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I know this Guy and he is well qualified. EOCO is wrong.he has worked at NLA Sumner before. why do people jump into hasty conclusion like that. if he is not qualified let the law take it cause
IN Ghana, only stuuuuuppppppiddd people are appointed to run public organisations.
I know this guy like bread and butter. Very flamboyant. Sheeshee kwa. Infact, I worked with him before.
Who employed the 'Doctor'Afaglo to head ssnit? Ei ndc! Onaapo. Po3k3
This is the reason Asiedu Nkatie is fabricating cooked stories just to cover up, no way Dramani Mahani himself who appointed the SSNIT boss is most corrupt president we have ever had in Ghana history
when are we going to be serious? when?
Who employed this guy? This is an example of ''whom you know'' protocol employment..... I believe this fraudster is an NDC member. These are some of the sources of money for the NDC headquarters building. We must never allow these cr!m!nal NDC to rule this country again..... I am waiting for their f00.0lish press conference.....As for the incompetent greedy John Ford Kanazoe Mahama the least said about him the better.
Please oya now don't just interdict make him face the music now. Prosecute. is this perjury? defrauding by false pretense? deception of public official? I am sure there are enough charges to put him and those who facilitated end in the "cooler" for some time. EOCO bite please don't just bark. And our judges pleeeeeeeesssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeee judge between a cassava th1*.*eve and this one and let justice prevail
In fact heads must roll for this gargantuan fraud perpetuated on the good people of Ghana!!!!!!!
How can a person who is sacked from one establishment for using fake degrees get an appointment in another establishment by presenting the same fake degrees? Are we serious in this country at all? So you can't even ask why the person left the previous job? How then was this fellow interviewed for the position?