EVANS KWAKU AYERTEY, MICHAEL OPARE, EMMANUEL OTENG AND GEORGE LARBI vs. SAMUEL KWADWO ADDO, NANA OWUSU ANSAH AND OWUSU NANAHENE

SOWAH, (J.A): Background to case This is a dispute between two factions of the GPRTU. Prior to the institution of the action that has culminated in this appeal, a protracted dispute in respect of the rendering of accounts by the executives of the Koforidua-Akropong-Larteh branch caused the 1st and 2nd plaintiffs/appellants herein and 3 others to sue at the Koforidua High Court for an order of accounts and an injunction to restrain the 2nd defendant in that suit from organizing an election in the branch until the 1st defendant had rendered accounts. [The defendants in that suit are the same defendants/respondents herein]. Bentil J delivered judgment in that suit on 23rd June 2005 in favour of the defendants. In his conclusion, Bentil J noted that the plaintiff's had been advised by the TUC to pay their dues to the Regional Secretariat pending resolution of the problems at the branch. It was the judge’s view that as long as the plaintiff’s complied with this advice they had capac...