JONAH YAMDOGO (COMPLAINANT) AND GHANA PUBLISHING CORPORATION & DIVESTITURE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE [2001]DLCHRAJ5942

JONAH YAMDOGO (COMPLAINANT) AND GHANA PUBLISHING CORPORATION & DIVESTITURE IMPL... [2001]DLCHRAJ5942

Date	2001-01-22
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/TR.133/98/279
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ5942

C. A. OPOKU

[2001]DLCHRAJ5942
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">JONAH YAMDOGO <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">GHANA PUBLISHING CORPORATION
&amp; DIVESTITURE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE <o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<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/TR.133/98/279&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: 22/01/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>C.
A. OPOKU DEP. 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>The
Complainant, Mr Jonah Yamdogo was a Production Supervisor in the employment of
the Respondents until his retrenchment in 1994 following the Divestiture
programme. In his petition dated 3rd November, 1997 he requested the Commission
to intervene and compel the Divestiture Implementation Committee, Second
Respondents herein to sell to him H/No. C.24, Kalpolin Estates, Tamale,
belonging to the Ghana Publishing Corporation 1st Respondents on the grounds
that he was the sitting tenant.<o:p></o:p>Whilst
the petition was being investigated by the Commission, Mr Ishak Alhassan whose
bid to purchase the house in question had been accepted by the 2nd Respondent
cross-petitioned as an interested party requesting the Commission to prevail on
the 2nd Defendants to conclude the transaction by passing vacant possession to
him. In his cross-petition Mr Ishak Alhassan further demanded that if the
Commission was going to prevail on the Divestiture Implementation Committee to
sell the property to the Complainant, the Commission should also prevail on the
Divestiture<o:p></o:p>Implementation
Committee to refund to him the purchase price paid by him together with
interest.<o:p></o:p>Discussions
were held with the 2nd Respondents as well as the Complainant in a bid to
resolve the issues raised.<o:p></o:p>In
a letter dated 6th September, 1999 the Complainant informed the Commission of
his paymet of the amount of ¢5,365,000.00 representing the purchase price of
the house to the Divestiture Implementation Committee. He indicated his
willingness to pay the two years' interest on the figure which by his reckoning
stood at ¢2,360,600.00 or any other figure computed for him by the Divestiture
Implementation Committee.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
2.85pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">By
another letter dated 25th January 2000, the Complainant further informed the
Commission of his payment of the amount of ¢8,342,575.00 to the Divestiture
Implementation Committee representing the principal sum and the interest in
accordance with the wishes of the 2nd Complainant, Mr. Ishak Alhassan. Copies
of payment slips evidencing the said payments were attached for perusal.<o:p></o:p>In
the circumstances the Commission considers all issues in this matter as
conclusively resolved. The Commission accordingly discontinues further investigation
into both petitions in accordance with Section 13 (1)(b) of the Commission on
Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act 1993 (Act<o:p></o:p>456)
which states as follows:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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course of the investigation of any complaint it appears to the Commission -<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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