Nii Kpappo Addo, the legal representative for the Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has refuted allegations suggesting he instructed his office staff to reject documents from the Supreme Court regarding the case concerning the approval of President Akufo-Addo’s new ministerial nominees.
During court proceedings on Wednesday, it was revealed that certain court documents, including the notice of hearing and the Attorney General’s opposition to a temporary court order, were not received by the attorney representing the South Dayi MP.
Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, presiding over the bench, noted that Nii Kpappo Addo, the attorney for the plaintiff, had allegedly directed a staff member to refuse any documents from the Supreme Court.
However, in an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Eyewitness News on Citi FM, Mr. Addo dismissed the bailiff’s claim, asserting that he did not issue such instructions.
He mentioned the existence of video and audio evidence to support his statement.
“We didn’t flee from our own case. We are supposed to be served with a hearing notice on the date that has been called by the court. So, I received a call from the bailiff of the court that he had a process for me. Unfortunately, on Tuesday, I wasn’t in Accra. He called me at exactly 10:50 am. So, I informed him that I wasn’t around, but I was going to give him the number of the plaintiff so that he could serve the plaintiff with the hearing notice or whatever document that he had. So, I sent him the number at 10:57. He acknowledged receipt.”
“I was therefore very surprised to hear on Wednesday that this bailiff alleged that he walked into my office, and I had left an instruction that no process was to be received…Perhaps he didn’t know. We have a CCTV system in this place that has an audio capability. So, I have released the CCTV footage and the audio of his interaction with my front desk, and I have sent it to you. You can play it for the whole world to hear whether anyone at the front desk ever said what he said. What he did was a complete and barefaced lie,” he stated.
He further expressed astonishment upon learning of the bailiff’s claim on Wednesday, emphasizing that CCTV footage and audio recordings from his office refute the allegations. He accused the bailiff of fabricating the story, labeling it a “complete and barefaced lie.”