A High Court in Kumasi has dismissed an application filed by an accounts officer seeking to reverse his dismissal by the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).
The Court, presided by Justice Ali Baba, ruled that the Governing Board’s decision to sack Awuni Akyireba was procedurally right as outlined in the Hospital’s Code of Conduct.
Awuni Akyireba accused the Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for misappropriating funds allotted for COVID-19 reliefs.
He alleged that they diverted the funds to procure two luxurious vehicles.
The accountant was consequently dismissed by the Governing Board of KATH for failing to appear before the Hospital’s Disciplinary Committee and peddling falsehood against Management.
Awuni Akyireba however refuted the claim.
“I never evaded being served. The time they were seeking to serve me I was on leave. I was off duty the day they claimed they were looking for me. I never saw WhatsApp or Email service. I was only sprang with a surprise of an exhibit purporting to be a screenshot of a WhatsApp service. I never was served till date. So this is blatant falsehood,” he said.
The accountant, therefore, prayed the Kumasi High Court seeking an order of judicial review in the nature of Certiorari to quash the decision of the Governing Board of the Hospital.
But the Court quashed the case upon request of the defense of the counsel for KATH.
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