Mohinani Group, owners of Polytank Ghana Limited have alleged HODA Holdings owned by Kwabena Duffuor has armed men allegedly shut down their operation.
According to Mohinani Group, they are losing over GHS1m daily over the shutdown by Kwabena Duffour’s HODA Holdings over an ongoing commercial dispute.
According to the information, Polytank Ghana Limited are engaged in an ongoing commercial dispute with HODA Holdings with the Ghana Police Service personnel failing to comply with valid court orders.
Polytank Ghana Limited have alleged that armed land guards have beset its premises at the Motorway Industrial Estate, Baatsona, Spintex Road – Accra which is preventing the court order, hindering operations of their clients Unilever, Fan Milk, Nestlé, GB Foods, and Voltic. Despite an Accra High Court granted their motion to suspend the execution.
The Mohinani Group has therefore petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare over the police’s failure to enforce a court order on February 18, 2025, titled “Police Non-Compliance with Court Order in WAPP-HODA Holdings Commercial Dispute”.
The petition is signed by the Executive Director of the Mohinani Group issued to the IGP stated, “On January 28, 2025, court bailiffs, accompanied by armed police officers from the Greater Accra Regional Command, forcibly executed a Certificate of Possession on our leased premises at West African Packaging and Printing Limited (WAPP), despite our valid 11-year Joint Collaboration Agreement signed in 2021.”
“This forced closure has resulted in daily financial losses exceeding GHS 1 million, the displacement of 150 direct workers, a potential loss of 3,000 indirect jobs, an inability to fulfill contractual obligations to major clients (Unilever, Fan Milk, Nestlé, GB Foods, Voltic), and inaccessibility to substantial investments in machinery and equipment”, the petition added.
The Mohinani Group further stated, “On January 31, 2025, the Commercial Division of the Accra High Court granted our motion to suspend the execution.” The document further explains that “The Director-General of Legal and Prosecutions (DCOP Benjamin Osei Addae) forwarded the order to the Regional Commander on February 6, 2025. However, for inexplicable reasons, the Regional Commander has failed to enforce this court order, allowing armed personnel to continue occupying our premises illegally.”
“We have made numerous attempts to engage both HODA Holdings and police authorities to resolve this matter amicably, to no avail. This non-compliance not only undermines judicial authority but threatens significant economic damage to Ghana’s manufacturing sector”, it added.
The Mohinani Group called on the IGP to urgently intervene and to direct the Greater Accra Regional Commander to comply with the court’s suspension order, withdraw all armed individuals from the WAPP premises, facilitate our lawful re-entry to resume operations and investigate the circumstances leading to this non-compliance with a valid court order.
Mohinani Group in the petition revealed they have invested over US$3 million in this venture since 2021.
“We have invested over US$3 million in this venture since 2021 and remain committed to our role in Ghana’s industrial development. We trust your commitment to upholding the rule of law and protecting lawful business operations”, the petition added.
