AGRI DEV BANK
V.
MOSES OKRAH

(2013) JELR 64378 (CA)

Court of Appeal 25 Jan 2013 Ghana
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- The plaintiff, a junior staff of the defendant bank, was accused of irregularities and forgery in the administration of a loan scheme. - The plaintiff denied the allegations and was subsequently dismissed by the defendant. - The plaintiff

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL :HI/02/2012
Judges:JUSTICE E K AYEBI JA [PRESIDING], JUSTICE IRENE C DANQUAH JA, JUSTICE ALHAJI TANKO AMADU JA
Counsel:JACOB ARYEE FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT,WILLIAM O. ODURO FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

IRENE C DANQUAH JA

The Plaintiff was a junior staff of the Defendant Bank and served in that capacity at Techiman, Bonsu Nkwanta and Kwapong Branches of the Bank. He was one of the officers assigned to work on the administration of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Loan Scheme which was managed by the Defendant to farmers in and around Techiman and Nkoranza in the Brong-Ahafo Region.

The Defendant caused a disciplinary action to be taken against the Plaintiff having issued a query to the Plaintiff in March 1999 alleging that investigations conducted into loans administration at the Techiman Branch during the period 1992-1994 had revealed that the Plaintiff was involved in some irregularities in the grant of the IFAD Loans Scheme and the forgery of loan applications and disbursement letters. The Plaintiff denied any irregularities on his part in the grant of the said loans and further denied forging applications and disbursement letters contending that at the tim…

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