VRA Board Supports Actions Of Chief Executive

The board of directors of the Volta River Authority (VRA) says it has absolute confidence in its Chief Executive, Dr. Charles Wereko Brobbey, who has come under media criticisms lately. The chairman of the board, Jones Ofori Atta, announced this on Monday after an emergency meeting to consider allegations levelled against the Chief Executive over reckless use of power and his bullying tactics of administration, among other things.
In a resolution read to the press, the board recommended the interdiction of two top management staff, the Deputy Chief Executive, Resources and Services and the Director of Human Resources. The two are suspected to have leaked information to the press about an enquiry into alleged embezzlement of half a billion cedis by a former Administrator of the Authority’s Provident Fund.
Dr Jones Ofori-Atta, said the enquiry is the source of a report in a recent edition of the Ghanaian Chronicle which catalogued a series of allegations against the chief executive. Dr Ofori-Atta said recent media attacks on the VRA had succeeded in sowing panic on impending shortage of power while some sought to attack the integrity of the VRA and to generate confusion within the workforce.
He said the Board mandated Dr Wereko-Brobbey to restructure the organisation to ensure efficiency and above all eliminate corruption. The mandate given to the Chief Executive included the suspension of the Provident Fund as part of measures to ensure that staff contributions were safe while investigations into its administration continued.
Dr Wereko-Brobbey also denied an allegation in the Chronicle report concerning the construction of an executive bathroom attached to his office. He explained that he only dismantled a kitchenette that was not serving any purpose to install a shower. This, according to the chief executive, was to enable him to freshen up on occasions when he is required to attend official functions in the evenings.
Reacting to another allegation that that he has taken residence at the VRA’s guesthouse at Akuse, from where he commutes daily to Accra, Dr. Wereko Brobbey explained that it was a temporary measure while he waits for the immediate retired Chief Executive to vacate the Authority's official residence.