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Joseph Whittal, the Commissioner of Ghana’s Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has emphasized that the institution’s insufficient financing is a major obstacle to it efficiently carrying out its job.
At the institution’s July 6, 2023, 30th Anniversary Celebration opening ceremony, the commissioner made the announcement.
Commissioner Joseph Whittal made a point of highlighting how the ongoing problem of inadequate finance has made it difficult for the commission to operate efficiently during the launch.
He called the situation paradoxical because CHRAJ has three different institutions but is given financing as though it were a single organization.
“The major challenge the commission has faced over these years is inadequate funding for the institution that is for all practical purposes.
“Three institutions rolled into one but funded as if its it only one institution, that is the paradox of this commission,” he said.
He further disclosed that the Ministry of Finance still sees CHRAJ as a single institution despite efforts to explain this important distinction to the government, including references to pertinent court rulings.
As a result, the commission only receives funding designated for a single institution, which restricts its ability to successfully carry out its several tasks.
“Over the years, we have attempted to explain to the government how we are three in one; even the judiciary has attempted to do so in these rulings and judgments. However, the ministry of finances only views us as one and provides us with resources for one, which is our issue.
Therefore, he continued, “the commission is constrained in the delivery of its multiple mandates as a result of inadequate funding.”
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
