THE REPUBLIC vs. HAJIA HAWA NINCHEMA, SUMAILA EWUNTOMAH ABUDU, ALEX VADZE, ALHAJI ABDUL-MUMUNI JESEWUNDE, MARY-STELLA ADAPESA, MUMUNI YAKUBU NAMBE AND MAHAMA AYARIGA [2021]DLHC10166

THE REPUBLIC vs. HAJIA HAWA NINCHEMA, SUMAILA EWUNTOMAH ABUDU, ALEX VADZE, ALHAJ... [2021]DLHC10166

Date	2021-05-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FT/012/2019
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC10166

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)

MR. MICHAEL BAAFI FOR THE REPUBLIC PRESENT

MR. ANTHONY LARTEY FOR A1 PRESENT

MR. ALI GOMDAH ABDUL-SAMAD FOR A2 ABSENT

MR. ADIA ABDUL LATIF PRESENT FOR MS. RITA KUNKUTI ALI FOR A3

MR. TASSA TAPHA TASSA FOR A4 PRESENT

DR. EMMANUEL MAURICE ANKRAH FOR A5 PRESENT

MR. CHARLES QUANSAH PRESENT HOLDING THE BRIEF OF DR. PETER ATUPARE FOR A6

MR. GODWIN TAMEKLO FOR A7 PRESENT

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THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>

HAJIA HAWA NINCHEMA, SUMAILA EWUNTOMAH ABUDU, ALEX VADZE, ALHAJI ABDUL-MUMUNI JESEWUNDE,
MARY-STELLA ADAPESA, MUMUNI YAKUBU
NAMBE AND MAHAMA AYARIGA<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

SUIT NO.
FT/012/2019&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:
7TH MAY, 2021<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

MR. MICHAEL
BAAFI FOR THE REPUBLIC PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

MR. ANTHONY
LARTEY FOR A1 PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

MR. ALI GOMDAH
ABDUL-SAMAD FOR A2 ABSENT<o:p></o:p>

MR. ADIA ABDUL LATIF PRESENT FOR MS. RITA
KUNKUTI ALI FOR A3<o:p></o:p>

MR. TASSA TAPHA TASSA
FOR A4 PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

DR.
EMMANUEL MAURICE ANKRAH FOR A5 PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

MR. CHARLES
QUANSAH PRESENT HOLDING
THE BRIEF OF DR. PETER ATUPARE FOR A6<o:p></o:p>

MR. GODWIN
TAMEKLO FOR A7 PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM:<o:p></o:p>

HER LADYSHIP
JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)<o:p></o:p>

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This
is a Ruling on whether or not the Accused Persons have a case to answer at
the close of the Prosecution’s case.<o:p></o:p>

The
antecedents of the case are that on the 5th of May 2019, the Office of the Special Prosecutor filed a charge
sheet in which the accused persons are being held
for the following offences;<o:p></o:p>

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There is under Count One, a charge of Conspiracy to Contravene the Procedure for Request for Quotation Contrary
to Section 23(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960(Act 29)
and Sections 43(1) &amp; 92(1) Of The Public Procurement Act, 2003(As Amended), Act </main>