Four courts in the Ashanti Region have issued bench warrants for the arrest of 23 employers who have defaulted in the payment of the Social Security contributions of their workers.
The Ash Town Special Court, Konongo District Magistrate Court, Obuasi Circuit Court and Sefwi Wiawso District Magistrate Court issued the warrants at separate dates during February and March this year after the suspects failed to appear before the courts.
The defaulters are the heads of 14 educational institutions, including two reverend ministers; a hotel and eight companies.
Ash Town Court
The Presiding Magistrate of the Ash Town Special Court, Mr Samuel Kotey, ordered the arrest of the Proprietor of the All Saints Preparatory School in Kumasi, Daniel Yeboah, Proprietress of the Andy Grace Academy, Kumasi, Grace Owusu Ansah; Director, Stephen Gyan Herbal, Kumasi; Stephen Gyan, Proprietor, Great Hope International School, Kumasi; Mawusi Emmanuel and Amoah Richard, Proprietors of the Christus Academy, Kumasi.
The rest are Regina Boampong, Proprietress of Texas Academy, Ahwiaa Overseas; Nana Ama Asor, Managing Director of Great Asor Hotel, Asokwa, Kumasi; John Adams, Proprietor, Hefatha International School; Dote Sepe, Kumasi; Kwaku Oteng, Managing Director of Angel Broadcasting Company, Kumasi; and Juliet Anang, accountant of Engel Educational Complex, Kumasi.
Konongo Court Four other suspects are expected to appear before Ms Priscilla Yeboah at the Konongo District Magistrate Court. They are Kwame Badu, Proprietor of Jesus is King International School, Kubease, Tairu Mohammed of Tairu Wood Processing, Konongo; Reverend Emmanuel A. Mensah, Nana Atobre International School, Bonwire and Isaac Asante Hayford of Ejisu Stool Lands.
Obuasi Court The Obuasi Circuit Court also issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Reverend Francis Addai of the Born Again Day Care, Obuasi; Bawa Lawrence, Count Your Blessings Academy; David Nyarko, King Henry Educational Academy and Stephen Opoku Agyeman of the St Peter’s Academy.
The remaining six are to appear before the Sefwi Wiawso District Magistrate Court.
They are Frank Kudwo, Frank Kudwo Enterprise, Essan Debiso; Samuel Andoh, District Co-ordinating Director, Bia District Assembly, Essam Debiso; Paul Yeboah, St Louis Preparatory School, Akontombra, Obeng Manu, Water and Sanitation Development Board, Essam Debiso; Amadu Asumah, Prestige Enterprise, Oseikojokrom and Samuel Saforo Kwayisi, Kwayisi Enterprise, Awaso.
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