High Court in Accra

A High Court in Accra has cleared Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited (TPL)over claims by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA)that the company imported fake drugs into the country. A judgementby Her Ladyship Audrey Kocuvie-Tay on July 29, 2024also exonerated the company’s Group Chairman, Elder Dr. Samuel Amo Tobbin, who insisted the company never imported fake drugs. Law Court Complex, Accra Per the court’s ruling, activities of the FDA and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the time, Dr. Opuni, constituted misfeasance of a public office and an abuse of the FDA’s statutory powers and duties. The judgement also went contrary to…