Mr. Stephen Opuni Petitions CJ As He Files Case At Supreme Court On COCOBOD Case

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The previous Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana COCOBOD Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni has requested of Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah looking for his intercession in his continuous preliminary at the High Court.

Dr Opuni and the CEO of Agricult Ghana Limited have denied charges of making monetary misfortune the state and have been approached to open their guard

In court on Friday, June 18, when the case was required the principal denounced individual to open protection, the court directed by Justice Clemence Honyenuga said, “I have been shown something your customer (Dr Opuni) has appealed to the Chief Justice on this matter.”

As indicated by the court, the movement which was documented on June 17, “went to my notification toward the beginning of today Friday). I couldn’t say whether the CJ has gotten it. So I will suspend the make a difference to hang tight for his choice.

After the court duplicate was displayed to the Director of Public Prosecutions, Yvonne Atakorah Obuobisa, who said they have not seen it before matter.

Despite the fact that the substance of the request was not nitty gritty in court, EIB Network’s Court Correspondent Murtala Inusah assembled that it very well may be for the CJ to eliminate the appointed authority.

Prior, Dr Opuni recorded a movement requesting that the appointed authority recuse himself however it was rejected.

Equity Honyenuga, Justice of the Supreme Court sitting with extra duty as a High Court judge thus dismissed the case to June 29 to anticipate the choice of the CJ

Legal counselors of the denounced by the court have additionally recorded a case at the Supreme Court looking for its warning locale on the matter