DR. PETER ATTA SAM vs. D. O. SYSTEM LTD [2016]DLHC17291

Date	2016-04-14
Suit No.	Suit No. RPC/288/14
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC17291

JENNIFER DODOO (MRS)

KWABENA GYAMFI-NIMAKOH

SAVIOUR KUDZE

VIVIAN OPOKU-AGYARKWA

[2016]DLHC17291
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_Hlk154138250"></a><a name="_Hlk152146143">DR. PETER ATTA SAM<o:p></o:p></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>D. O. SYSTEM LTD<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">Suit No. RPC/288/14&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: 14TH &nbsp;APRIL 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>KWABENA
GYAMFI-NIMAKOH FOR PLAINTIFF/JUDGMENT-CREDITOR<o:p></o:p>SAVIOUR KUDZE
FOR GARNISHEE BANK OF GHANA<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

VIVIAN
OPOKU-AGYARKWA FOR MINISTRY OF FINANCE &amp; ECONOMIC PLANNING<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM
<o:p></o:p>JENNIFER DODOO (MRS)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>This is an Application for a Garnishee
Order Absolute by Plaintiff in respect of the Bank of Ghana which was said to
hold funds on behalf of Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning which itself
was said to hold sums of money on behalf of the Defendant/Judgment-Debtor.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The court had prior to these
proceedings issued a Garnishee Order absolute against the Ministry of Finance
and subsequently a Garnishee Order Nisi against the Bank of Ghana to appear in
court and to show cause why monies in their custody held on the Ministry’s
behalf should not be utilized to pay off the judgment debt awarded in
Plaintiff’s favour.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It was during these proceedings that the
Ministry of Finance informed the court that all monies due to the Defendant had
been duly paid to it and that it held no funds belonging to the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Evidence gleaned from the examination
on oath of the Ministry of Finance’s representative revealed the following:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On 16th June 2011, a credit
facility was approved by Fidelity Bank in favour of the Ministry of Finance
&amp; Economic Planning in the sum of €11,750,000.00 to procure 2 aircrafts for
the Ghana Airforce for maritime security. (See Exhibit A)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On 10th May 2013 the
Ministry of Finance wrote to the Ministry of Defence in a letter captioned Re:
CONTRACT 2501 FOR PROVISION OF DA42 AIRBORNE SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT EXTENSION OF
SERVICE PROVISION AND PAYMENT OF INVOICE. (See Exhibit B)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The contents of this
letter are:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Reference is made to your
letter dated April 26, 2013 requesting for a drawdown of €250,000.00 which is
30% of a contract extension amount due DO Systems.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This request is in
connection with a loan facility contracted by the Government of the Republic of
Ghana (acting through the Ministry of Finance) from Fidelity Bank Ltd dated
August 25, 2011.&nbsp; The amount was to
purchase two DA42 MPP Guardian Surveillance Aircrafts for the Ghana Airforce.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Please recall that,
Parliament approved a total facility amount of €11.75 million.&nbsp; Total disbursement made as at 7th
May 2013 is €11,615,524.50 with committed undisbursed balance of
€134.475.50.&nbsp; Please find attached the
disbursement spreadsheet based on your request to this Ministry for your
perusal.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Kindly be informed this
Ministry is unaware of any contract extension amounting to €829,010.00 which
exceeds the loan amount.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In the light of the above,
we are unable to process this request due to the fact that</main>