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The Brong-Ahafo Regional Offices of Ghana Post has landed itself in trouble after failing to comply with a Sunyani High Court�s Order to compensate a former staff, Mr. Joseph Kwaku Agyapong, who was illegally sacked. For its failure to comply with the Court�s Order, a writ of Fieri Facias (Fifa) was issued by a Sunyani High Court on Thursday, January 16, 2014, to confiscate four vehicles belonging to the Brong-Ahafo offices of Ghana Post. Mr. Joseph Agyapong was seen with three Court Bailiffs, Mr. Henry Owusu, Samuel Akowuah and Ebenezer Antwi Gyau at the premises of the Ghana Post in Sunyani to execute the orders of the High Court. The registration numbers of the confiscated vehicles are; GT 8740-Y, GT 3247-X, GN 6715-11 and GW 7633-Y, which are two pickups and two delivery vans. Mr. Joseph Kwaku Agyapong narrated to The Chronicle in an interview that he was the Senior Post Master at Dormaa-Ahenkro, when the cash Post was introduced in 2009. Unfortunately he was computer illiterate and physically challenged, with a weak left hand and limps on the left leg as well. According to him, a request was made to the Regional Office for an officer who was computer literate, which was granted, and one Ernest Dankwa was posted to handle the Cash-Post. He continued that the Cash-Post attendant left Ghana Post to join a Rural Bank in 2011, so Joseph Agyapong was compelled to handle the Cash-Post in addition to his administrative roles due to the pressure from customers, whilst a request was made for a new officer to handle the cash-post. Mr. Agyapong said unfortunately for him, Auditors came from Headquarters in Accra to detect that his account could not balance, as a shortfall of over GH�12, 000 was detected, which he was asked to pay. He said with the help of family members the amount was paid, but a transfer letter was issued to him to move from Dormaa-Ahenkro to Sunyani on October 15, 2011, where he also applied for leave, which was granted. Meanwhile, after staying in Dormaa-Ahenkro for eight (8) years, his transfer was without a transfer grant. Also, whilst he was on leave, a letter was given asking him to proceed on an indefinite leave without pay on January 2012, but he said in April 2012, a board of enquiry was held to look into the situation, and per the recommendation of the Board, his rank was to be reduced for him to continue working, but the Managing Director of Ghana Post ordered his dismissal in 2012. Mr. Agyapong was not happy, so in October 2012, he sent the matter to a Sunyani High Court, where on June 14, 2013, the Court, Presided over by his lordship Ofosu Quatey, ruled that Ghana Post must compensate him. Ghana Post was supposed to pay General Damages, Salary from January to October 2012, Salary from November 2012 to January 2013, three months� salary for each of the 24 years served as a worker of Ghana Post, Provident Fund, which all amounted to over GH�62, 000. Ghana Post filed for stay of execution at the High Court, but the Court, presided over by his Lordship Osei Tutu, on December 9, 2013, dismissed the stay. They money has since not been paid, thereby putting Mr. Agyapong and his family in a serious economic dilemma, as his children have been driven out of school due to non-payment of school fees, whilst his two children who has completed SHS are having their results withheld for non-payment of school fees. Mr. Agyapong reported the matter to the Court, which granted the Fieri Facias (Fifa) to confiscate vehicles of Ghana Post. Management of Ghana Post in Sunyani refused to comment on the matter when contacted.