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MARTIN ALAMISI AMIDU V. ATTORNEY GENERAL, ISOFOTON S.A AND ANANE- AGYEI FORSON

(2013) JELR 68601 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  CIVIL APPEAL NO. JI/23/2012  •  21 Jun 2013  •  Ghana

Coram
DR. DATE-BAH JSC (PRESIDING), ANSAH JSC, ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC, OWUSU (MS) JSC, DOTSE JSC, ANIN YEBOAH JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, GBADEGBE JSC ,AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC

Judgement

JUDGMENT

DR. DATE-BAH JSC

This is the unanimous judgment of the Court. Our esteemed brother Dotse JSC will, however, add some concurring remarks to it. Also, there is a short concurrence from our sister Justice Adinyira, who is unavoidably unable to be with us today, but has consented to our delivering the judgment in her absence.

The Facts

On the 24th day of July 2012, the plaintiff, a former Attorney-General of the Republic of Ghana, issued a writ against the defendants in this case claiming the following reliefs:

“i) A declaration that:

a. On a true and proper interpretation of Article 181 (3) (4) and section 7 of the Loans Act, (Act 335) the laying before and approval on 1st August 2005 of the terms and conditions of the Second Financial Protocol between the Republic of Ghana and the Kingdom of Spain for an amount of sixty-five million Euro (€65,000,000) for the implementation of various development projects and programmes in Ghana did not nullify the effect of Article 181 (5) of the 19…

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