CONTROVERSIAL FORMER Chief Executive Officer of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) has been ordered by the court not to enter all premises owned and controlled by SIPA.
The High Court order came after Colin Yow insisted that his sacking by the board on Sunday was invalid, defying the board’s decision by continuously turning up to work this week.
The Attorney General mid this week told the media that his office is seeking a high court order to remove Yow from Office.
Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer granted the application made by the Solicitor General and Counsel John Muria Jnr seeking interlocutory orders to restrain Mr Yow from entering SIPA’s premises and continuing with his duties and responsibilities as the Chief Executive Officer of SIPA on the grounds that his tenure of appointment had been terminated.
Sir Albert after granting the application made the following orders that Yow, his servants, agents, invitees, licensees or others currently acting under his authority were restrained from entering all SIPA premises, restrain him from issuing any directives or instructions to the management of SIPA in relation to the operations and holding meeting or forum in relation to the operation of SIPA.
The court further orders that all properties belonging to SIPA must be returned to the Director of Corporate Services of Solomon Islands Ports Authority.
Sir Albert also made orders that the sheriff of the high court will implement the orders with the assistance of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force where needed.
Mr Yow’s employment was terminated by the SIPA Board for not complying with the Resolution made on April 12 2016.
Meanwhile, SIPA Board Chairman Billy Titiulu told local media outside court yesterday that the ruling was effective as of yesterday and he will give one undertaking to comply with the orders of the court.
Mr Titiulu said that Mr Yow was appointed by the former Board under the Chairmanship of Nollen Leni.
The current Board came in the beginning of this year.
Board chairman said “when we came in we were not aware of how bad inside the corporate governance, there were no board minutes, no board papers, we have not seen any proper contracts, money sent to buy rice – we have not seen any of the receipts.
“And with regards to the planes, we have never seen any agreements and receipts of the money he paid for the plane, Mr Yow never made the Board aware,” Mr Titiulu said.
“We were totally left in the dark, that is why the Board came up with the set of resolution for Mr Yow to comply and to have the board aware of what’s going on,” Mr Titiulu added.
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