ISAAC ALORMENU V. GHANA COCOA BOARD

PROF MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC:-

 “Not all that tempts the wandering eyes and heedless hearts, is lawful prize; Nor all that glisters gold."  Thomas Gray.

Introduction

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal that arose out of disciplinary proceedings undertaken in defendant company on account of illicit monies received officials from a contractor on a project.  . What transpired evokes images of the age-old conundrum, “If the watchman steals, who shall watch the watchman?”

Facts and background

The plaintiff/respondent was employed by defendant/appellant (hereinafter Plaintiff and Defendant respectively), as an Accounts Clerk Grade II in 1995. He rose through the ranks and was promoted in 2010 to Deputy Accounts Manager with approval of the Board of Directors. On 13th October, 2014, he was promoted to Accounts Manager and transferred from Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) to Seed Production Unit (SPU) (also known as Seed Production Division (SPD)). In the letter gra…