The management of Unicredit through Hoda holdings Ghana limited, the mother company of Unicredit saving and loans has sued the Bank of Ghana and its governor, Dr Ernest Addison over the revocation of the company’s license to operate.

According to a writ filed on behalf of one Ohene Boakye of House Number 20 Pokuase- Accra by Lawyer Kwasi Adu-Mante, the shareholder asked the court to refer the subject matter to arbitration.

It explained that on March 20, 2018, the BoG, had appointed an administrator under Act 930 to take over and streamline the activities of Unibank.

It said with the said appointment came restriction of the company that is HODA Holdings, the company’s financial situation was gravely affected, but attempt are under way to retrieve the company’s investment with the Consolidated Bank.

Aside the GHC54 million, the writ said that at all time, the Unicredit’s investment totaling an estimated GHC 164 million is also held by Unisecurities Ghana Limited, however, the said investment with Unisecuirty, were impaired with the capital adequacy ratio contrary due to the regulatory standards set by the BoG as a result of the takeover.

The lawyers insisted that, BoG is aware of the situation Unicredit finds itself, as a result of BoG’s restrictions on the company to access its own funds through the receiver appointed to oversee the transaction occasioned by the revocation of Unibank license, yet went ahead to revoke the license of Unicredit.

The writ said that BoG, had acted beyond it powers under Act 930 by unduly interfering in the affairs of the Unicredit by revoking its license, adding the central bank’s inexplicable attitude, points directly to a premeditated agenda to cause it a grave economic hardship.

The writ insisted that as at  August 16, 2019, Unicredit, was solvent in terms of Act 930.

Ohen eBoakye, described the decision by the BoG, as arbitrary, malicious and capricious, because it contravene the Constitution of Ghana.

Unicredit, further insisted that at no point in time, did BoG indicate to them that the company, had become insolvent to warrant a revocation of its license based on empirical facts.

It said BoG’s action is purely on deductions informed by deliberate creation of an extreme difficult financial situation to induce the company and its shareholders to give away Unicredit.

The writ said Ohene Boakye, stands to lose gravely if the decision of the BoG is not quash by the High Court, adding that unless the Supreme Court restrains BoG, it agents, assigns will go ahead and take control and interfere with the operations of the company, to his detriment and the detriment of depositors of the company.

Among the reliefs, the majority shareholders of the now defunct Unicredit wants the Bank of Ghana to restore their revoked license and also praying the court to place an interlocutory injunction on the central bank or its appendages from interfering in the affairs of Unicredit.