{"id":465784,"date":"2018-02-20T02:51:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T02:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/20\/chairmans-absence-from-court-not-deliberate-jospong\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T02:51:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T02:51:56","slug":"chairmans-absence-from-court-not-deliberate-jospong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/20\/chairmans-absence-from-court-not-deliberate-jospong\/","title":{"rendered":"Chairman\u2019s absence from court not deliberate &#8211; JOSPONG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Tuesday, 20 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Graphic.com.gh <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-20<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/16098245.295.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Siaw Agyepong\" title=\"Joseph Siaw Agyepong\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of JOSPONG Group of Companies<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519095116_117_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The JOSPONG Group of Companies has implored the general public to disregard an impression created in sections of the media that a bench warrant had been issued for the arrest of its Executive Chairman, Mr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, for deliberately refusing to appear before a Kumasi High Court.<\/p>\n<p>In a press statement copied to the Daily Graphic, the Group said: \u201cDr Agyepong holds in the highest regard the judiciary which is entrusted with the constitutional mandate of protecting the rights of every citizen of the Republic of Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe JOSPONG Group of companies hereby assures all Ghanaians that its Executive Chairman, Dr Agyepong, is a law-abiding citizen who has the highest level of respect for all persons and institutions of government,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The Group explained that, \u201cThe absence of Dr Agyepong from court on the date of the hearing was notdeliberate, the reason being that Dr Agyepong had no notice of the proceedings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement: \u201cThe Executive Chairman of the JOSPONG Group of Companies has accordingly instructed his lawyers to vehemently contest the proceedings which, upon the advice of his lawyers, have been instituted in bad faith and deliberately being given publicity only for purposes of mischief and to cause public disaffection for Dr Agyepong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>JOSPONG said as a responsible citizen of Ghana, its executive chairman would always avail himself for any exercise aimed at entrenching the rule of law in this country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe this is one of the numerous attempts by some people to maliciously tarnish the image of the executive chairman and the public should, therefore, reject it with the disdain it deserves,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>Kumasi-based Ultimate FM last Wednesday published that a Kumasi High Court had issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the Executive Chairman of JOSPONG Group of Companies Mr Joseph Siaw Agyepong after \u201che refused to attend court 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2018 Source: Graphic.com.gh 2018-02-20 Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of JOSPONG Group of Companies The JOSPONG Group of Companies has implored the general public to disregard an impression created in sections of the media that a bench warrant had been issued for the arrest of its Executive Chairman, Mr 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