Joseph Dindiok Kpemka, the former Deputy Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), has taken the company to court, alleging that his termination was unlawful and seeking compensation for unpaid benefits.
Through his lawyer, Patrick Fafali Azameti, Kpemka claims that BOST failed to formally terminate his appointment following the 2025 change of government, despite repeated attempts by the former executive to clarify his employment status and secure outstanding entitlements.
Mr Azameti told Eyewitness News on Citi FM that after the government transition, individuals entered Kpemka’s office and asked him to leave and hand over to company officers. “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.
The lawyer highlighted that Kpemka’s employment agreement stipulated specific termination procedures, including notice or salary in lieu of notice – neither of which was applied. “The agreement provides a mode of termination as well,” Mr Azameti explained. “But in his case, those were never followed.”
According to Mr Azameti, Kpemka was owed salaries and other benefits under the terms of his contract. He had repeatedly engaged BOST officials and directors, who assured him the matter was being resolved, but the company ultimately did not retain or re‑engage him.
Demand letters were sent to BOST, which responded that it was working to resolve the matter. The lawyer also noted that the Attorney‑General’s Office had issued opinions advising the company to pay Kpemka his outstanding entitlements, but the advice was not acted upon.
Emphasizing the corporate nature of the dispute, Mr Azameti said the suit was brought against BOST as a corporate entity, separate from the state despite the government being its sole shareholder. “We sued BOST as an entity, as a corporate entity. BOST is an entity incorporated, although the state is a sole shareholder. It’s a separate entity,” he said.
Kpemka, a former Deputy Attorney‑General, was appointed Deputy Managing Director of BOST toward the end of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo‑Addo’s tenure. On September 10, 2026, he was questioned by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over dealings at BOST and was subsequently granted bail.
The case is now pending in court, with observers watching to see whether BOST will comply with the legal requirements for termination and pay the claimed benefits.
