The Deputy Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport (BOST), has altered his age, cutting it down by three years, just to remain in public office, The Herald, has discovered.

This paper, followed up his driver’s license presented to the La Motor Court, after he was charged with driving at the wrong side of the road, misuse of the siren and causing danger to other road users, claiming he had the authority of National Security to do so.

When the paper confronted Moses Mensah Assem with the facts yesterday he fled. He had initially claimed his true date of birth, can be verified from his passport, but dropped the phone call in total shock when it was put to him that what is in the passport, doesn’t tally with what he had given to the Electoral Commission (EC) over 10 years ago, when he contested the North Tongu Parliamentary seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

According to details of documents available to this paper, but for his decision to tamper with his age, Mr. Assem, would have retired last year, as he hit the compulsory 60-years retirement age. But Mr. Mensah’s May 28, 2019, biometric passport issued at the Passport Office, puts his age at 57, however, other information which is in the public space, already says he is currently 60 years and will turn 61 on November 2019.

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