SAMPSON KOFI TOTTIMEH vs. THE PRINCIPAL, DAMBAI COL. OF EDUC. & 3 OTHERS

Before I deliver the judgment of this Court, I will note that this case was transferred to the Commercial Court by Her Ladyship, the Chief Justice, from the Industrial and Labour Court on November 17, 2015 for continuation of trial proceedings and adjudication. From the extensive record of proceedings, the following facts can be ascertained. The Plaintiff was employed with the 2nd Defendant as a tutor in Mathematics on May 1, 2006 by the Ghana Education Service (“GES”). On March 26, 2012 by way of a letter, Exhibit “A”, the 1st Defendant, who is the principal of the 2nd Defendant institution purported to release the Plaintiff from the 2nd Defendant College to the Dambai District Office of Education for re-assignment to another school. It is the case of the Plaintiff that the statements contained in Exhibit “A” are not true and are defamatory of the Plaintiff, in particular the following: “Mr. Tottimeh has been a serious problem in the school. He has decided to se...