{"id":134737,"date":"2015-07-15T11:51:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T11:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=134737"},"modified":"2015-07-15T11:56:04","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T11:56:04","slug":"rawlings-storms-court-to-support-taxi-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/07\/rawlings-storms-court-to-support-taxi-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Rawlings storms court to support taxi driver"},"content":{"rendered":"
The High Court (Fast Track Division) Wednesday asked former President Jerry Rawlings to mediate a breach of contract dispute between a taxi driver and a micro finance company.<\/p>\n
The taxi driver, Fio Yohannes is suing Accra-based Melbond Microfinance Company for the recovery of an amount of GH\u00a232,390 plus interest at the prevailing commercial bank rates from February, 2015 till final date of payment. He is also asking the court, presided by Justice Robin Batu to award him damages for breach of contract and loss of income.<\/p>\n
Rawlings who was personally in court to attend hearing of the case after his earlier attempt to mediate the case was ignored by the microfinance company, accepted Justice Batu’s directive saying, “I will try but if it doesn’t work, we will return to you.”<\/p>\n
A statement of claim filed by Fio explains he had in May 2013, entered into an agreement with Melbond for the hire purchase of a Nissan Almera vehicle at the sum of GH\u00a215,172 to operate as a commercial passenger transport.<\/p>\n
He was also to pay a total interest of GH\u00a215,172 under the 30 months long agreement.<\/p>\n