The Executive Secretary of the Public Servants Housing Loans Scheme, Dr. Richard Asante Yeboah has been sued at a High Court in Koforidua in the Eastern region by a Chief who is also a businessman over Ghc350,000 cash.
The plaintiff avers in the amended statement of claim that on January 7, 2022, the defendant -Dr. Richard Asante Yeboah approached him and requested an amount of four hundred thousand cedis (Ghc400,000.00 ) to pursue certain activities, and promised to repay within a short period.
The chief advanced the said amount to the defendant, however, he has since shown no commitment to repay the amount.
“Months after the advancement of the money, the defendant showed no sign of repaying same, except to say his reasons and stories for the delay in payment kept changing with varying excuses each time the plaintiff made demands on him to repay the amount”
The chief stated that “after several months of pressuring the defendant, the defendant in October 2022 made a part payment of Fifty Thousand Cedis (Ghc50,000.00) to him”
The plaintiff is praying the court to order the Executive Secretary of Public Servant and Housing Loan Scheme to pay the amount of Ghc350,000 with interest at prevailing commercial borrowing rate from January 2022 till the final date of repayment.
He is also demanding damages, cost of suit including legal fees and any other order(s) the court deems fit to make.
Source:Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh