MARTIN ALAMISI AMIDU vs. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ISOFOTON S. A AND ANANE- AGYEI FORSON [2014]DLSC2849

MARTIN ALAMISI AMIDU vs. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ISOFOTON S. A AND ANANE- AGYEI FO... [2014]DLSC2849

Date	2014-12-04
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.J7/11/2013
Citation No.	[2014]DLSC2849

WOOD (MRS) CJ (PRESIDING)

ATUGUBA JSC

ANSAH JSC

ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC

DOTSE JSC

ANIN YEBOAH JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC

BENIN JSC

AKAMBA JSC

PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT APPEARS FOR HIMSELF.

GRACE OPPONG ESQ. (SNR. STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT / RESPONDENT.

CARL ADONGO ESQ. WITH HIM NANA KWEKU NSIAH ASARE AND EDZE

AGBEVEY FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MARTIN ALAMISI AMIDU<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
ISOFOTON S. A AND ANANE- AGYEI FORSON<o:p></o:p>&nbsp; [SUPREME COURT,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.J7/11/2013&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 4TH DECEMBER, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT
APPEARS FOR HIMSELF.<o:p></o:p>GRACE OPPONG ESQ. (SNR.
STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT / RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CARL
ADONGO ESQ. WITH HIM NANA KWEKU NSIAH ASARE AND EDZE AGBEVEY FOR THE 3RD
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</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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WOOD (MRS) CJ (PRESIDING), ATUGUBA JSC, ANSAH JSC,
ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC, DOTSE JSC, ANIN YEBOAH JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, GBADEGBE JSC,
AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC, BENIN JSC, AKAMBA&nbsp;
JSC<o:p></o:p>

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

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>AKOTO-BAMFO
(MRS), JSC:<o:p></o:p>On the 21st of
June 2013; the Ordinary Bench in a unanimous decision, entered judgment for the
plaintiff/applicant hereinafter referred to as the applicant against the
defendant/respondents here after simply referred to as respondents in these
terms:<o:p></o:p>“In the result, the
plaintiff succeeds in his action in part. The reliefs that this court should
grant him are the following: <o:p></o:p>A declaration that:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On a true and proper interpretation of
Article 181(3) and section 7 of the Loans Act , (ACT 335) the laying before and
approval on 1st August 2005 of the terms and conditions of the
Second Financial Protocol between the Republic of Ghana and the Kingdom of
Spain for an amount of sixty-five million euro (£65,000,000) for the
implementation of various development projects and programmes in Ghana did not
negate the effect of Article 181 (5) of the 1992 Constitution that requires the
further laying before and approval of any specific international business or
economic transaction to which the Government is a party even if payment had to
be made from the said loan approved by Parliament.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Agreement between Isofoton S.A of
Montalban 9th 28014,&nbsp; Madrid ,
Spain, a foreign registered company and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture of
the Government of Ghana dated 22nd September 2005 for the execution
of a project designated as “Solar PV Powered Water Pumping and Irrigation
Systems in Remote Rural Areas of Ghana” is an international business or
economic transaction within the meaning of Article 181 (5) of the 1992
Constitution and never became operative because it was not laid before and
approved by Parliament and is accordingly null, void and without effect
whatsoever.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Agreement between Isofoton &nbsp;S. A of Montalban 9, 28014, Madrid,
Spain,&nbsp; a foreign registered company and
the Ministry of Energy of the Government of Ghana in 2001 for the execution of the
“Solar Electrification Project in Ghana Phase II “ is an international business
or economic transaction within the&nbsp;
meaning of Article 181 (5) of the 1992 Constitution and never became
operative because it was not laid before and approved by Parliament and is
accordingly null, void and without effect whatsoever.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The High Court which heard and granted
reliefs in two actions commenced by the 3rd defendant on behalf of
the 2nd defendant </main>