The High Court in Accra has ruled against Deborah Seyram Adablah, who filed a case against a former Chief Finance Officer of a bank, Ernest Kwasi Nimako, accusing him of sexual harassment.
In the ruling on November 28, presided over by Justice John Bosco Nabarese, the court dismissed Adablah’s case, stating that although the relationship between the two was deemed immoral and against societal norms, there was no reasonable cause of action based on the filed writ.
The court expressed that the foundation of the relationship was not one that should be endorsed judicially, stating, “You cannot recover the price of something you have committed into an immoral act.”
As a result, the plaintiff, Deborah Seyram Adablah, has been ordered to pay a cost of GH¢10,000.
This decision follows an application by the former Chief Finance Officer urging the court to strike Adablah’s case.
Adablah’s initial suit, filed on January 23, 2023, alleged that Nimako, whom she referred to as her “sugar daddy,” made various promises to her, including buying her a car, covering accommodation for three years, providing a monthly stipend of GH¢3,000, marrying her after divorcing his wife, and offering a lump sum to start a business.
The plaintiff claimed that despite the car being initially registered in Nimako’s name, he later took it back after just a year. Additionally, she asserted that Nimako paid for only one year of accommodation, despite promising three years.
Adablah sought court orders for the transfer of the car’s title into her name, the return of the car, payment of the lump sum for starting a business, payment of the outstanding two years’ accommodation, and covering medical expenses due to the side effects of a family planning treatment recommended by Nimako.