On the desk of the Judiciary committee is a scattering petition against a High Court Justice, Victor D. Ofoe, detailing how the Judge allegedly, in a biased manner, ruled a case in the favour of their other litigating faction, East Dadekotopon Trust (EDDT) and followed up to sit on the bench at the Appeals Court to defend his ruling when he was supposed to recuse himself from the case.
Barley three years down the line, except on one occasion where the legal attorney to the family, Esther Korkoi Quaye was called and informed she would be called upon to testify against the Judge, the Judiciary has developed cold feet and has failed to commence hearing on the case.
In the petition, dated 30th June 2016, the family stated that Justice D. Victor Ofoe presided over the case between the La Stool and two quarters at the High Court and gave judgement on the Terms of Settlement reached by the parties on Thursday, 12 July 2001, leading to the formation of the EDDT and that “…Justice Victor D. Ofoe should have recused himself from any case involving EDDT over the same piece of Land when it came up at the Court of Appeal”.
“It is sad to note”, the pettition (published elsewhere) said, “that Justice D. Ofoe, knowing fully well that he had determined a previous case involving EDDT, did not recuse himself whenever the case came up before him at the Court of Appeal. However, he always sat on the case at the Court of Appeal”.
Citing other cases to buttress her case, Madam Korkoi Quaye, called on the Chief Justice to call the Judge to order and ensure that the law takes it course.
Moreso, following the petittion which has delayed at the Judiciary without hearing, this paper can report that politicians, a prominent lawyer and NDC bankroller,judges, and some business men, NDC higher ups, as well as estate developers have had a field day, carving up the the land and sellinmg it to the highest bidder.
So server is the land grabbing at the Trade Fair site that the supposed prominent lawyer is allegedly walling even beyond a fifty acre land under the name of the trust that was supposed to served the whole La community and its youth.
This paper gathered, independently, that in the coming weeks, the youth of the area would be marching to face-off with the many police officers who man the area yet look on whilst the rich and powerful bully the family of their bonadfide property.
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