KOFI O. F. ALISAH AND GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK [2001]DLCHRAJ5948

Date	2001-03-22
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/606/2000/1013
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ5948

B.K. OPPONE

[2001]DLCHRAJ5948
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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">KOFI O. F. ALISAH <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 COMMERCIAL BANK <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/606/2000/1013&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:
22/03/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>B.K.
OPPONE E DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LEGAL &amp; OPERATIONS 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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
.95pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">The
Complainant filed this complaint dated 20th June, 2000 against the respondent
for an alleged wrongful termination of his appointment in October, 1986. He
claimed reinstatement.<o:p></o:p>COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>Shortly,
the Complainant's case is that when he was the Nkoranza Branch Manager of the
Bank in 1983, he was able to organise the community into a viable
socio-economic entity. In the process he adopted an account belonging to AKUMA
INDUSTRIAL ESTATE FARM LTD and marked it "Political Account" through
which he disbursed f unds for the project.<o:p></o:p>In
spite of his exemplary services he was dismissed by the respondent for granting<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">"unauthorised
overdraft facilities to various customers and fraudulently withdrawing funds
from customers' savings accounts and other malpractices".<o:p></o:p>Though
the Complainant considered the allegations false and the dismissal wrongful, he
nonetheless conceded that:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">"the steps I took,
even though might not be in complaince with laid down regulations and rules,
were due to the exigencies of the times."<o:p></o:p>He
also said nothing about the quantum of the alleged unauthorised loan.<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant further complained against the judgement of Mr. Justice B.T.A
Aryeetey for dismissing an action he brought against the respondent for
wrongful dismissal.<o:p></o:p>While
asking for the comments of the respondent bank, it was found equally necessary
to request for a copy of the Court's judgement from the Complainant to enable
the Commission to have a greater insight into the matter, particularly to have
the benefit of the subject-matter, the issues, the parties and the nature of
the judgement itself.<o:p></o:p>