ANTHONY KWESIE KÚMI AND AGROTRADE LIMITED [2002]DLCHRAJ5849

Date	2002-08-07
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/1718/2001/760
Citation No.	[2002]DLCHRAJ5849

BENJAMIN K. OPPONG

[2002]DLCHRAJ5849
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ANTHONY KWESIE KÚMI<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">AGROTRADE LIMITED<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/1718/2001/760&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: 7/8/2002<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>BENJAMIN K. OPPONG DEPUTY COMMISSIONER <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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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;
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</div>INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>The Complainant was summarily dismissed by
the Respondent for allegedly<a name="_gjdgxs"></a> using a non-existent taxicab
for the evacuation of cocoa<o:p></o:p>The Complainant denied the allegation and invited
the Commission to investigate the matter and help him to recover all monies
owed to him by the Respondent.<o:p></o:p>The question then is whether the Complainant
indeed committed the offence, and whether he has any claim against the
Respondent.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COMPLAINANT'S CASE:<o:p></o:p>IN HIS
LETTER OF 5TH&nbsp; August 2001 the
Complainant accused the Commission's District Director at Sefwi Wiawso for not
giving the necessary attention to his complaint since 21st January 2000 because
he had not been able to pay the transport and hotel bills of the Officer
supposed to investigate the matter in Accra.<o:p></o:p>He
submitted further that he was the Regional Produce Officer of the Respondent,
and that two allegations had been made against him. The first was that he had
used a non-existing taxicab to evacuate cocoa that cost the company ø1,
023,000. The second was that he had been involved in a shortage involving an
amount of ø14, 523,000.<o:p></o:p>He stated that a Committee that investigated
the matter recommended his dismissal, which was accordingly carried out. He
said he did not accept the findings of the Committee but was not ready to
contest it. All he wanted was that the company should deduct the p1, 023,000
from monies owed to him by the company, which was approximately 94,000,000.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>RESPONDENT"S CASE<o:p></o:p>It was the Respondent's case that the
Complainant was dismissed summarily for fraudulently collecting an amount of
ø1, 023,000 in respect of primary evacuation whilst using vehicle number
GR3114B belonging to the company.<o:p></o:p>The Respondent stated further that whilst the
complainant was the zonalofficer for the Bonso Nkwanta zone of the company,
there were losses totalling Ø63, 092,750 for which he was being held
responsible.<o:p></o:p>The Respondent concluded that the Accounts
manager had been directed to pay any monies owed to the C</main>