I won and I have been reinstated – Pendilock speaks on Foreign Affairs Ministry court battle

Pendilock Owusu Asare has disclosed that he won a legal case against the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Civil Service after challenging his removal from his position.

Pendilock, who works with the Foreign Affairs Ministry, said he took the two institutions to court over the circumstances surrounding his employment and was subsequently vindicated and reinstated.

He made the disclosure while responding to allegations by Matthias Kabila concerning his involvement in coordinating visa applications for NDC regional youth organisers attending the United Nations General Assembly.

According to Pendilock, Kabila was unaware of the outcome of the legal proceedings and had continued making statements about him without knowing that he had successfully challenged the earlier decision.

“I sued the ministry and then I sued Civil Service. I was vindicated, of which Kabila is not aware of that,” he said on JoyNews.

When asked about the outcome of the case, Pendilock confirmed that he had won and had been reinstated.

“Yes, and then I won and then I have been reinstated,” he stated.

He explained that although he remained attached to the ministry’s protocol department, he had not returned to work because of what he described as a hostile environment.

Pendilock said the situation had made it difficult for him to decide his next course of action.

He also alleged that Kabila had previously accused him of taking over responsibilities around the Foreign Affairs Minister and had threatened him regarding his role in coordinating arrangements for the NDC youth organisers.

-mynewsgh