PROSPER K. YENG AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING STUDIES [2001]DLCHRAJ5894

Date	2001-07-20
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/51/2000/763
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ5894

CHRIS A. OPOKU

[2001]DLCHRAJ5894
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">PROSPER K. YENG <o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">INFORMATION ENGINEERING
STUDIES <o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Our Ref: CHRAJ/51/2000/763&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 20/07/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
A. OPOKU DEPUTY CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER FOR COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>Introduction:<o:p></o:p>In
a complaint dated 12th January, 1999, the Complainant asked this. Commission to
ensure that the Respondent had "him registered for an examination.<o:p></o:p>The Complainant's Case<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant stated that he enrolled in the Respondent Institution to pursue a
computer course.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
1.65pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">He
stated that he an amount of ¢350,000 to Respondent as registration fee for the
City and Guild Examination.<o:p></o:p>However,
he stated that when he asked for his index number, he was informed by the
Respondent that their examination centre was not recognised by the Ministry of
Education and that any certificate he received would not be valid.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:186.0pt;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">The
Complainant said that although his money was refunded, he still felt cheated.
As a result, he claimed compensation, i.e. some money to meet the next year's
examination fee, school fees and a percentage of his living expenses for the
following year.<o:p></o:p>The Respondent's Case:<o:p></o:p>The
Respondent stated that Complainant was its student.<o:p></o:p>It
agreed also that it came to the school's notice rather late that although the
exam centre was a City and Guild's examination centre, it was not recognised by
the Ministry of Education. It asserted that it was in the students' interest
not to receive qualifications which were not recognised by the Ministry of
Education.<o:p></o:p>It
stated further that the Complainant refused to wait for the next examination
date but demanded a refund and left.<o:p></o:p>The
Commission decided to hold further discussion with both parties on 15th
February 2001. However, both parties failed to turn up on the due date. In
March 2001, a letter was sent to the Complainant asking him if he was still
interested in pursuing his case. Nothing has still been heard from him.<o:p></o:p>