EMMANUEL ADDO ADJEI AND 4 ORS. (PLAINTIFFS) vs. ALHAJI YAW MANU AND 11 ORS. (DEFENDANTS)

The plaintiffs, claiming to be the duly elected officers of the Ashanti Peugeot Branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), applied for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the defendants from interfering with the running and management of the branch and from constituting any interim management committee pending the determination of the substantive suit. The 1st–7th defendants, described as national officers of the GPRTU, challenged the validity of the plaintiffs’ election on the grounds that it did not follow laid down procedure and was tainted by fraud. The 8th–12th defendants, who were regional officers, stated in their defence that after being mandated to investigate the allegations, they found no adverse matter against the plaintiffs and asked them to resume office. Portion of judgment: “It is the case of the Plaintiffs that they are the elected officers of the Ashanti Peugeot Branch of the GPRTU having been elected into office on 25/03/07 for a period of 4 years… The assertion that the plaintiffs are the lawful and rightful persons to run and manage the Ashanti Peugeot Branch by reason of their election into office is hotly contested by the 1st — 7th defendants claiming that the purported election did not follow the laid down procedure. Besides, they contend that the said election was perpetuated by fraud.”