J U D G M E N T
Introduction
This case is basically between two waste management companies operating in the Greater Accra Region over a waste disposal site popularly referred to as the Sarbah Pit located at Oblogo. This pit was originally a disused stone quarry.
Plaintiff’s Case
It is the plaintiff’s case that in the year 2008, it entered into two agreements with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (2nd defendant) firstly to pre-finance the construction of a waste disposal facility at the Sarbah Pit at a cost of GH¢570,000.00 and secondly to manage and operate the site for a period of three (3) years which was subject to renewal. This was after the 2nd defendant “had concluded negotiations with the relevant land owning groups regarding access, right of entry and use” of the Sarbah Pit as a waste disposal site. The plaintiff also asserts that the 2nd defendant secured the necessary environmental permit from the Environmental Protection Agency for the operations of the Sarbah P…