His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, Ga Manste has thanked Hon Joe Ghartey for his public service. He said this when Joe Ghartey, the Board Chairman of GRA led the Board and Top Management of the Ghana Revenue Authority to pay a courtesy call on the Ga Mantse on 18th July 2024. The Ga Mantse said Joe Ghartey had served the nation well. Hon Joe Ghartey is a five term Member of Parliament.
He has also been Deputy Attorney General and Deputy Minister of Justice from 2005 to 2006 and Attorney General from June 2006 to January 2009. He was Deputy Speaker of Parliament from 2013 to January 2017 and then Minister for Railways Development from 2017 to January 2021. Joe Ghartey is currently the Chair of the Board of the Ghana Revenue Authority.
The visit to the Ga Mantse was the first of the visits by GRA to traditional authorities to solicit the support of traditional authorities in the execution of its mandate.
Hon Joe Ghartey noted one of the most resilient if not the most resilient institution in Ghana was the institution of Chieftancy. He noted that in spite of the serious attack on the institution especially during the colonial era, the institution of chieftaincy has survived. Joe Ghartey stated that Ghanaians respect their Chiefs and so does GRA. He said GRA was going deepen its relationship with Chiefs across the country for the purpose of delivering on its mandate and engaging and educating the public.
