DR. WILLIAM AHADZIE vs. NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY [2019]DLHC10209

Date	2019-12-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO.IL/0082/2017
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10209

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS

COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF: MR. FRANCIS KWESI YALLEY ESQ.

COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT: KWAKU ASIRIFI ESQ.

[2019]DLHC10209
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DR.
WILLIAM AHADZIE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NATIONAL
IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<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;">

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NO.IL/0082/2017&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:<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-font-kerning:1.5pt"> 18TH DECEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF: MR. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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EN-GB">FRANCIS KWESI YALLEY, ESQ.<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;">

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DEFENDANT: KWAKU ASIRIFI<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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</div>&nbsp;CORAM:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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ANANDA J. AIKINS<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
THE
DECISION<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
It is the opinion of this Court, after a
careful consideration of all the evidence before it and the submissions of both
learned counsel, that the plaintiff has been able to establish his case against
the Defendant and so some of his requests for the reliefs endorsed on his writ
of summons will be granted. The reasons of the Court for coming to this conclusion
is embodied in this judgment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
BRIEF FACTS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The facts of this case are that the
plaintiff herein was appointed by the President of Ghana, as the Executive
Secretary of the defendant herein. His appointment took effect on the 20th
of July, 2009. By virtue of that appointment plaintiff became the Chief
Executive Officer of the defendant and he held the position of the Executive
Secretary till April 2013 when he was asked to proceed on leave by the
defendant’s governing board pending investigations into certain allegations
that had been made against him. <o:p></o:p><s</main>