SOCIAL SECURITY & NATIONAL INSURANCE TRUST (SSNIT) vs. LANDS COMMISSION & 2 ORS

JUDGMENT LAWRENCE L. MENSAH, J.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Land Division of the High Court, Accra dated the 23rd day of April 2018 against Plaintiff/Appellant who will be referred to as the Plaintiff, in favour of the 2nd Defendant/Respondent who will be referred to as the 2nd Defendant. Facts: In or about 1995, the Plaintiff entered into an Asset Swap Agreement (ASA) with the Government of Ghana through the then Ministry of Works and Housing represented by the 1st Defendant Lands Commission. The said Asset Swap Agreement was reduced into writing by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Plaintiff and the Government of Ghana on 4th January 2001. Under the said agreement, the Government agreed to release some bungalows and bare lands situate variously at Ridge and Cantonments to the Plaintiff in exchange for a number of executive bungalows at Cantonments, Ridge, Kanda and Switch Back-Road, all in Accra. It is the further case of the Plai...