The High court in Accra today witnessed heated exchanges in the case where a freight forwarder is seeking an interlocutory injunction to be placed on a purported contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and West Blue.
The exchanges began when lawyer for the freight forwarder Alex Afenyo Markin, tried to interrupt the Deputy Attorney General, Dominic Ayeni who was on his feet making a case.
[contextly_sidebar id=”sLwgvuZYPPCkpnls6pa8y7cFbVSGblpv”]Mr Ayeni who was obviously not pleased with the objection shouted at Mr Afenyo Markin to “shut up,” as he was still on his feet making a submission.
In a sharp response Alex Afenyo Markin who was also angry about the reaction from Mr Ayeni retorted by saying he “would not remain in opposition forever.”
The drama spilled out of the court room after proceedings.
The Deputy AG who was not so happy with events in court angrily told off another member of Afenyo Markin’s legal team, and sent a clear message to Mr Markin that “he is not his coequal.”
The court subsequently set a the 31st January to rule on the case.
Substantive case
A letter dated 12th May, 2015 and signed by the Chief of Staff early on directed the Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper to solely engage the West Blue consulting for the purposes of the single window implementation project.
It also asked the Minister to explore the possibilities of ensuring that the procurement processes were followed.
However Afenyo Markin sued the state over its decision letter dated 12th May, 2015 and signed by the Chief of Staff early on directed the Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper to solely engage the company.
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By: Fred Djabanor/citifmonline.com/Ghana