First Atlantic Bank in Accra and one of its top managers, Ernest Kwasi Nimako are making the trends in the media for allegedly harassing a former National Service personnel.[ads2]
The plaintiff, identified as Deborah Seyram Adeblah whose national service period came to an end in July 2021, has sued the bank for allowing senior officers to enter into relationships with unwilling subordinates while using the females as baits to win customers for the company.
She has also filed a suit against the company’s director of Finance, Ernest Kwasi Nimako for allegedly failing to uphold commitments made in their supposed intimate relationship.
According to the writ of summons, Deborah Seyram Adeblah claims she was in a relationship with Mr Kwasi Nimako following the fact that her happiness at the workplace was under threat and had to give in to the relationship.
She says a job opportunity was offered to her to be a permanent staff after her National Service due to the manager’s promise of making life comfortable for her.
She further states that she left the bank and rejected the job offer to work with the firm because the Kwasi Nimako who is married had asked her to leave.[ads3]
She stated in the writ that Kwasi Nimako promised to make life very comfortable for her by promising her the following:
• Lump sum working capital to start a business.
• Pay for her accommodation/Rent for 3 years
• Buy her a car
• Pay her GHc 3,000.00 a month.
• Buy the plaintiff a ring.
• Pay her medical and other Bills including paying for her to undergo a family planning treatment so that she will not give birth in the short term.
• To marry Plaintiff after divorcing his wife in the course of their parlour relationship since 1′ Defendant’s relationship with his wife was challenged, with irreconcilable differences and the marriage had broken down beyond repairs and or reconciliation. Generally to take care of the plaintiff.[ads4]
The plaintiff is, therefore, seeking the court to give the following orders against both the First Atlantic Bank and Kwasi Nimako:
a) An order that the 15′ defendant transfers the title of car No. GC -7899-21 into the name of the plaintiff and or an order directed at DVLA to Register the Car No.GC-7899-21 into the name of the Plaintiff as the owner.
b) A refund of the cost of repairs of Ghc10,000.00 which Defendant promised to refund to the plaintiff but failed. c) An order that the Defendants pay to the Plaintiff the following: (i) 1st Defendant pays lump sum money to the plaintiff to enable the plaintiff to start a business to take care of herself as agreed by the plaintiff and Defendant. (ii) 1st Defendant pays the remaining two (2) years rent for Plaintiff’s accommodation or pays the same amount for the remaining two (2) years at the same rate at an alternative accommodation. (iii)1st Defendant to pay the outstanding arrears of Plaintiff’s monthly allowance from July 2022 to the date of Judgement and pay all medical expenses as a result of the side effects of the Family Planning treatment. (iv)General damages against the Defendants.
(d) Any other relief(s) the Court deems necessary including legal cost.[ads5]
