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Court awards cost against GIMPA Rector
Accra, Nov. 20, Ghanadot/GNA - An Accra Fast Track High
court on Tuesday awarded cost of two million cedis against
Professor Stephen Adei, Rector, Ghana Institute of
Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), for failing to
file his defence in a suit challenging his professorship
title.
Mr Egbert Faibille, the plaintiff, had prayed the court
presided over by Mr Justice Victor Ofoe, to award 10 million
cedis cost against Prof. Addei for wasting the court's time
and disregard for court procedures.
He said the defence was also flouting the court processes
because it had no respect for court rules as well as the
plaintiff.
The court, however, awarded cost of two million cedis
instead of the 10 million cedis demanded by the plaintiff
and adjourned the case to November 26, 2007 for counsel to
file his defence in the case.
Mr Faibille, Managing Editor of the Ghanaian Observer
newspaper, had filled a suit at the court challenging the
eligibility of Prof. Adei to hold himself out as "Professor"
when the GIMPA Governing Council had not conferred the title
on him.
He is also questioning the term of office of Prof. Adei as
Rector of the Institute.
Mr Faibille, who is lawyer and is representing himself, told
the court that the defendant had failed to file his defence
in the case.
He said the defence only filed for conditional appearance in
the case, which, he said, was an insult to the court and
waste of everybody's time.
"My Lord, this court should not be seen as supporting the
defence to flout its procedures but should rather be seen to
be enforcing its laws."
Mr Faibille also asked that the court list pasted on the
notice board be amended to reflect the charges in the suit
since the title of the suit on the notice board was
different from what was on the original suit.
He said this should be done quickly in order not to send
wrong signals to the general public.
Nene Amegatcher, counsel for Prof. Adei, told the court that
the subject of the applicant was yet to be determined. He
said he did not therefore see why any costs should be
awarded against his client.
GNA
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