BA United Drag Ex-Boss To Court
BARELY A week after his planned wedding with another woman at Koforidua was abruptly ended by his wife, Charles Kwadwo Ntim, aka Micky Charles, has found himself in another big trouble.
This time, his former club, B/A United Football Club, have hauled him to a Sunyani High Court over a missing GH¢42,000 which was alleged to have been squandered during his tenure as the CEO of the club.
The board of the club, is also seeking general damages against Micky Charles for breach of contract of employment.
Micky Charles, a household name in Sunyani and its environs, was until July 2009, the Chief Executive Officer of the B/A United FC.
He once worked with Radio BAR as a disc jockey (DJ) before he veered into politics, joining the camp of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The writ, filed on behalf of the club by the board chairman, prays the court to compel Micky Charles to cough out the missing money with interest, being player transfer fees he received for and on behalf of the club.
The club officials are also demanding a recovery of four sets of football jerseys, 16 leather footballs and all the club's administrative files and records which are in the possession of Micky Charles, who, according to the board, has refused to hand them over after he vacated his position as CEO of the club almost a year ago.
Micky Charles was appointed the CEO of the Division Two side B/A United on January 2, 2008 for a two-year period but resigned half-way in his appointment when he had personal scores with the board.
The statement of claim said during Micky Charles' course of duty, he “transferred some players of the club to various clubs for valuable consideration or fees but failed to account for the proceeds thereof to the plaintiff”.
Some of the players transferred have been identified as Voster Okyere Sarpong, Akelewa Ransford, Asare Cudjoe and Ishmael.
The rest were Stephen Manu who was transferred to Ashanti Kotoko and Seidu Dauda, also transferred to Ashgold F/C, which fetched B/A United GH¢42,000 in total.
The board, in their writ said though all these transfer fees were paid by cheque in the name of the club, however, “the defendant has concealed the transaction he conducted with these cheques from the plaintiff”.
According to the board, Micky Charles was required to open a special bank account where the money from the transfer of players could be lodged, but he refused to comply with this requirement.
“The defendant, instead of complying with opening a special account, managed to clear and withdraw all the cheques issued for transfer fees through unknown bank accounts operated solely by the defendant, although the cheques were drawn in the name of the plaintiff's club, B/A United,” the statement of claim stressed.
According to them, all efforts to get the former CEO to return the money owed the club as well as their logistics, had failed.
From Fred Tettey Alarti-Amoako, Sunyani