THEOPHILUS KUSHIGBOR vs. Y. B. SALIFU & 10 ORS [2012]DLHC4311

Date	2012-10-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL 19/2009
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC4311

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. SAMUEL COJO FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MR. PETER ZWEENES WITH MS. ADJEI FORDJOUR FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT

DR. JOSIAH ARYEH FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT

MR. ALBERT ADAARE FOR THE 2ND 4TH TO 11TH DEFENDANTS

[2012]DLHC4311
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">THEOPHILUS KUSHIGBOR<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>Y. B. SALIFU &amp; 10 ORS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.
INDL 19/2009&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 18TH OCTOBER, 2012 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. SAMUEL COJO FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>MR. PETER ZWEENES WITH MS. ADJEI FORDJOUR FOR
THE 1ST DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>DR. JOSIAH ARYEH FOR THE 3RD
DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWABENA
ASUMAN-ADU, JUSTICE OF THE
HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Plaintiff commenced the current action on 22nd
April, 2009 against all the eleven Defendants for the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That on
a true and proper interpretation of Article 10(1) of the Constitution of the
Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) only the National Executive
Council has the authority to manage the affairs of the Union until the holding
of another Congress.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That on
a true and proper interpretation of Article 10(1) it is only the National
Executive Council of the ICU which has power to convene a delegates conference.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That on
a true and proper interpretation of Articles 7(g) and 13(2), 4th, 5th,
7th, 8th, 9th, 10, and 11th
Defendants who are unelected officials of the Industrial and Commercial Workers
Union cannot be appointed to hold their purported acting positions in the
Industrial and Commercial Workers Union.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That on
a true and proper interpretation of Article 13(3), 4th, 5th,
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th
Defendants cannot be appointed to hold positions in the Union for an undeterminable
period.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">v.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That on
a true and proper interpretation of Articles 6(2) and 6(3) the delegates’
conference convened by the Interim Management Committee was illegal.<o:p></o:p>