2019 Fake Drug Imports Case: High Court clears Tobinco Pharmaceuticals
Published:
3 months ago
Source:
GhanaWeb
The High Court in Accra has reportedly cleared Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited (TPL) and its Group Chairman, Elder Dr. Samuel Amo Tobbin, of any wrongdoing in the case filed against the company by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), accusing it of importing fake drugs into the country. According to a press release issued on Sunday, August 11, 2024, by Tobinco, the court presided over by Her Ladyship Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, in a ruling dated July 29, 2024, stated that the company never imported fake drugs into Ghana. The company indicated that it sued the FDA on July 19, 2019, when it was led by its former Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni, accusing it of abuse of statutory powers.