The Supreme Court (SC) will on February 22, choose whether Justice Clement Honyenugah can continue the trial of Dr Opuni, a previous Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ghana COCOBOD, and Seidu Agongo, the Managing Director (MD) of Agricult Ghana Limited. A 5 member panel of the court had actually currently dismissed an application challenging the constitutionality of Justice Honyenugah’s trial of the case while on retirement. Lead counsel for Dr Opuni, Mr Samuel Kujo, had actually firmly insisted that it was unconstitutional for Justice Honyenugah to continue to carry out procedures after he had actually gone on retirement in 2022. It is the contention of the candidate that considering that it was the president who designated the judge, it was just the designating authority that can approve the appointee an extension. A boosted panel of 7 judges would either support or turn down the evaluation movement on February 22. In an associated advancement, Justice Honyenugah on Tuesday mentioned that medical reasons from Agongo was postponing the trial. This sought the registrar of the court made an act on the medical report of Seidu Agongo at the 37 Military Hospital. Justice Honyenugah stated he had actually restricted time to finish trial of the case and would continue procedures with or without medical reason responsibility at the next adjourned date on February 20. He stated the court had the power to accept or turn down medical reports and for that reason such reasons ought to not be the basis to postpone procedures. In March 2018, the Attorney-General charged Dr Opuni and Agongo, for triggering monetary loss of GH cents 271.3 million to the state. Dr Opuni and Mr Agongo are on trial for supposed criminal offenses in a fertiliser offer. The 2 have actually been charged with 27 counts, consisting of apparently taking part in illegalities resulting in the circulation of subpar fertiliser to cocoa farmers. Agongo is declared to have actually utilized deceptive methods to offer subpar fertiliser to COCOBOD for onward circulation to cocoa farmers. Dr Opuni is likewise implicated of helping with the act by permitting Agongo’s items not to be evaluated and licensed, as needed by law. According to the realities of the case, Dr Opuni on October 10, 2014, while he was the CEO of COCOBOD, accepted allow his workplace to be affected by a quantity of GH cents 25,000. Mr Agongo has actually likewise been implicated of endeavouring to affect the conduct of Dr Opuni in the efficiency of his tasks as the CEO of COCOBOD, by using him GH cents 25,000 on October 10, 2014. BY MALIK SULLEMANA Read Next February 16, 2023 Man imprisoned 4 years for stabbing motorist’s mate February 16, 2023 Read the law well … A-G reacts to CDD February 15, 2023 Man imprisoned 5 years for theft February 15, 2023 Court points out 4 for contempt February 14, 2023 Ashanti Region records 3,372 roadway crashes 2022 February 14, 2023 Police assassinate thought armed burglars at Tsive-Kpotame February 14, 2023 Fake files utilized to declare ownership of imported rice … OSP informs court February 13, 2023 Sales Manager in court for apparently siphoning GH cents 170,029 from company February 13, 2023 Hobor Asabade locals in Ga West appeal for defense versus land February 13, 2023 Treason trial: High Court sets today for case management conference
COCOBOD GH cents 271.3 m monetary loss case: SC to choose constitutionality of judge
