GYIMA DAFFOUR AND ARABA GYASIWAA [2000]DLCHRAJ5760

Date	2000-08-08
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/361/99/1203
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5760

CHRIS AKUFFO OPOKU

[2000]DLCHRAJ5760
																																						<div class="restriction-wrapper">
														<div class="container-lg">
															<div class="row">
																<div class="col-md-12 restricted-content">
																	<div class="restricted-content-img-wrapper">
																		<div class="lock-icon bounce-7">
																			<img class=""
																				src="https://www.dennislawgh.com/dl-assets/dl-images/lock-content.png"
																				alt="Subscription based content">
																		</div>
																	</div>
																	 
																		<a href="https://www.dennislawgh.com/login"
																		class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"
																		style="font-family: 'open sans'; text-transform: capitalize; border-radius: 8px"> 
																		Login to Read Full Case </a>
																	 
																	
																</div>
															</div>
														</div>
													</div>
													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">GYIMA DAFFOUR<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">ARABA GYASIWAA<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#00B050"><o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center;
mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p>

Our
Ref: CHRAJ/361/99/1203&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
8/8/2000<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS AKUFFO OPOKU DEPUTY
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#1F1F00">FOR <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#111100">COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

DECISION<o:p></o:p>

</div>On 25th June 1999, the Commission received this complaint from
Gyima Daffour 19 years of age. He claimed the refund of his suvivor's benefit
from his mother the respondent.<o:p></o:p>The Complainant alleged that his mother abandoned him when he was
just 3 months old. His step mother thus brought him up. His father died 8 years
ago. When his father's estate was being distributed, the respondent surfaced
and insisted that his (the complainant) share should be given to her to hold in
trust for him. As a result, the respondent was given a bulk sum to keep and
hold in trust for the complainant. In addition to this, the respondent draws a
monthly survivor's benefit on behalf of the complainant.<o:p></o:p>The problem is that the respondent has failed to look after the
complaniant. The complainant thus wants accounts and refund of monies collected
so far. He also wants to be substituted to enable him draw the monthly benefit
himself since he is of age.<o:p></o:p>The respondent commented that she never abandoned her child as
alleged. Rather the child's father forcibly took custody of him. When the
complainant visited her, he made confessions to the effect that he had
bewitched her and was responsible for her woes in life.<o:p></o:p>In reply to the comments, the complainant said that, the
respondent and a spiritualist forced him to make the said confessions.<o:p></o:p>The Commission mediated the
matter and the parties agreed on the following:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.95pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The respondent to refund and
account for the monies collected so far to the complainant.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:21.95pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The respondent to take steps
to substitute the complainant to enable the complainant collect the monthly
survivors benefit.<o:p></o:p>Consequent to the above, the respondent has effected payment as
agreed upon instalmentally to the complainant.<o:p></o:p>In the light of the above, the Commission decides that, the
parties however have resolved this matter amiccably.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>