The Director General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Richard A.Y Anamoo, has been asked to step aside.

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Mr Anamoo had been subject to a number of allegations relating to corruption and embezzlement from junior staff of GPHA, and his troubled tenure as Director General has finally come to an end.

Reports gathered by Pulse.com.gh revealed that Mr. Anamoo was dismissed in accordance with a directive from government.

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The Junior Staff Union of GPHA have, on countless occasions, called for his removal as GPHA boss, labeling accusations of embezzlement against him.

The Secretary to the Junior Staff Union, Kweku Amorquasi Amuzuah, has requested for the Director General to be investigated, with workers from the Takoradi and Tema ports also firmly backing the notion.

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The Union also accused Mr. Anamoo of misusing state funds, insisting he “transferred his residence to his son, who has also used the place as a recording studio and a pub at the expense of the state.”

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Mr. Anamoo’s bad relationship with the Junior Staff of GPHA appears to have cost him his job.