Former Deputy Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Joseph Dindiok Kpemka, has sued the state-owned company, seeking compensation over what he describes as the unlawful termination of his appointment.
Kpemka’s lawyer, Patrick Fafali Azameti, says his client was never formally notified that his appointment had been terminated following the change of government in 2025, despite repeated attempts to clarify his employment status.
Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Wednesday, October 14, Azameti said individuals had entered Kpemka’s office after the change of administration and instructed him to leave and hand over to company officials.
The lawyer argued that the company failed to follow the termination procedures stipulated in Kpemka’s employment agreement, which required either advance notice or payment of salary in lieu of notice.
According to Azameti, Kpemka was also entitled to outstanding salaries, benefits and other privileges under the agreement.
“After several demands on BOST to pay him his entitled benefits failed, he was left with no option but to take the matter to court for the appropriate remedy,” the lawyer said.
He added that his client had engaged company officials and directors on several occasions in an attempt to resolve the matter. Demand letters were subsequently sent to BOST, which reportedly indicated that it was working to address the concerns.
Azameti further claimed that opinions from the Attorney-General’s Office had advised BOST to settle Kpemka’s outstanding entitlements, but the advice had not been acted upon.
He stressed that the legal action was directed at BOST as a separate corporate entity, rather than the government itself.
Kpemka, a former Deputy Attorney-General, was appointed deputy managing director of BOST during the final months of former President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration.
The lawsuit comes weeks after the Economic and Organised Crime Office questioned him over dealings at BOST and subsequently granted him bail.
The allegations regarding his dismissal and unpaid entitlements are yet to be determined by the court.
