The First Atlantic Bank has requested that its name be withdrawn from the lawsuit filed by a former National Service personnel at the firm, against the bank and one of its directors.
Deborah Seyram Adablah filed a suit against Ernest Kwasi Nimako for failing to keep the promises he made while the two were in a parlor relationship during her mandatory service at the bank.
The bank, which was joined in the suit, was accused of allowing senior officers to enter into relationships with unwilling subordinates while using the females as baits to win customers for the company.
First Atlantic Bank was named as the 2nd defendant in the writ that was issued by the High Court but has since requested that the writ be reviewed in order to exclude it from the case.
In an application dated January 24, First Atlantic Bank requested that seven paragraphs of the writ be dismissed “on the ground that they disclose no reasonable cause of action against the applicant”.
Paragraphs 7,8,9,10,11,31,32,33,34,36 and 37 which were requested to be excluded comprise portions of the writ that accuse the bank of watching on for female workers being harassed sexually by senior male officers of the bank.
The court will be moved on Thursday, February 16 to hear the case.
Background
A former national service lady sued one of the managers of First Atlantic Bank, who she claimed was her lover, for allegedly breaching an agreement to take care of her.
Deborah Seyram Adablah dragged the Director of Finance of First Atlantic Bank, Kwasi Nimako, to the Accra High Court, and he is expected to appear before Friday, January 27.
In a suit dated January 23, 2023, Deborah contended that her ‘sugar daddy’ agreed to buy her a car, pay for her accommodation for three years, give her a monthly stipend of GH¢3,000, marry her after divorcing his wife and also give her a lump sum to start a business.
It is her case that the ‘sugar daddy’ bought the car but registered it in his name.
Later, he denied her access to use it after about a year of enjoying the Honda Civic worth GH¢120,000, while he also paid for only one year of accommodation.
The plaintiff, whose national service period ended in July 2021, admitted to being in a relationship with the married man following the fact that her happiness at the workplace was under threat had she failed to give in to the relationship.
Deborah also accused the defendant of abuse, sexual harassment, maltreatment, and exploitation, and also lowered her reputation.
She further stated that she had turned down an opportunity to be a permanent staff after her national service due to the manager’s promise of making life comfortable for her.
On this basis, the plaintiff is seeking an order from the court directed at the defendant to fulfill all promises, including the payment of the remaining two-year rent, as well as changing the title of the car into her name.
The First Atlantic Bank, which was joined in the suit, has been accused of allowing senior officers to enter into relationships with unwilling subordinates while using the females as baits to win customers for the company.