GHANA ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL NETWORK vs. TIMOTHY K. ABORAH & ORS. [2015]DLHC3543

Date	2015-07-09
Suit No.	SUIT NO.OCC/2/13
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC3543

HER LADYSHIP ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

ISAAC KANKAM FOR PLAINTIFF.

KWAME WIREDU FOR DEFENDANTS

[2015]DLHC3543
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GHANA ORGANIC
AGRICULTURAL NETWORK<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>TIMOTHY K. ABORAH &amp;
ORS.<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), KUMASI]<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.OCC/2/13&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: 9TH JULY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HER
LADYSHIP ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>By its amended writ of
summons and statement of claim filed on 31/05/2013, the Plaintiff herein, sued
per its Director Secretary for the reliefs as set down below:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An Order of the Court for the offices of
the Plaintiff Company to be opened to its Directors.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An Order of the Court declaring the 1st
and 3rd Defendants as not being Executive Officers of the Plaintiff
Company.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An Order of the Court declaring the conduct
of the Defendants as illegal.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of the Court declaring the
Plaintiff Company as owners of their office premises situate at Cadbury Hall,
Kumasi.<o:p></o:p>It is the Plaintiff's case that Ghana Organic
Agriculture Network (G.O.A.N.), made up of farming groups as well as individual
farmers , was formed by its directors namely, Joseph Adu Gyamfi, Asare Boahen,
Paul Arthur and Appiah Kubi. These directors registered the Organization with
Joseph Adu Gyamfi as its Secretary. At an Annual General Meeting in 1999, the 1st
&nbsp;and 2nd &nbsp;Defendants were elected as executive officers
to serve a two year term ending 2001 in consonance with the organization's
constitution.&nbsp; It is also the Plaintiff's
case that although the tenure of the 1st &nbsp;and 2nd &nbsp;Defendants elapsed in the year 2001, they
continue to be in office&nbsp; and have
connived with the 3rd &nbsp;and 4th
&nbsp;Defendants and have withdrawn all monies
in the Plaintiff's accounts in SG-SSB and Agricultural Development&nbsp; Bank. Besides, the Defendants have&nbsp; removed the directional sign board ; locked
up all the doors to the office and thereby preventing other officers from using
the office. Since the year 1996, Mr. Adu Gyamfi says he has personally done all
renewals at the Registrar General's Office on behalf of the Plaintiff herein.
Presently, the Plaintiff says that the Defendants are no longer officers of the
Organization.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In their statement of defence, the Defendants averred
that the Plaintiff organization is made up of Community Based Organizations,
Farmer Organizations, N.G.O.'s, Individuals and other organizations interested
in the promotion of Organic Agriculture. Indeed, this averment was admitted by
the Plaintiff in its Reply.<o:p></o:p>