Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has vowed to hold former Gaming Commission boss, Peter Mireku, personally accountable for a GHS414,590.53 financial loss caused by a bond breach involving a former staff member.
The Minister, addressing the matter during a Public Accounts Committee sitting in Accra on Tuesday, September 30, revealed that Mr. Mireku failed to follow due process in approving a study leave with pay for one Moses Teye Mensah, who later resigned without serving the mandatory three-year bond.
“The commissioner was Peter Mireku, and on this particular instance, he did not follow the laid-down procedure for granting someone study leave with pay,” the Minister stated. “Because of this, I’m going to insist that he is invited to pay the money.”
According to the Interior Minister, proper procedures — such as requiring academic results after each semester and clear documentation — were ignored, which enabled Mensah to exploit the system and walk away from his bond obligations after completing his studies on January 30, 2025.
“Three things will be done,” the Minister said. “One, Peter Mireku will be made to pay the money. Two, the person who guaranteed the bond — a lady still working at the Gaming Commission — will be made to pay part. And three, Moses Teye Mensah will be placed on a stop list. Any day he returns to Ghana, he will be arrested at the airport and made to pay that money.
Acting Gaming Commissioner, Emmanuel Siisi Quainoo, said the Commission has made multiple efforts to recover the money from Mensah, but to no avail.
“I have written severally to Moses Teye Mensah. He responds, claiming he is pursuing another Master’s degree, but has not provided any school details or transcripts,” Mr. Quainoo explained. “He keeps tossing the Gaming Commission.”
Mr. Quainoo said the amount in question — GHS414,590.53 — is significant, noting it could cover nearly half the Commission’s monthly salary bill. He added that he has written to the Attorney-General and the Inspector General of Police, and is now escalating the issue directly to the Interior Minister for further intervention.
