AKATERE AZINGA (PER LAWFUL ATTORNEY) AND AYINE ASUAH vs. INTER CITY STC BOLGATANGA. AND LANDS COMMISSION BOLGATANGA

The subject matter of this suit concerns the land on which Bolgatanga branch of Inter City STC, the first defendant herein, a public transport provider, and the predecessor of the popular State Transport Corporation (STC), operates. It is the case of plaintiff, Akatere Azinga, suing per his lawful attorney, Ayine Asuah, that, the parcel of land in issue is the property of Akugsa family of Pobaga, acquired by first settlement of his ancestors, and he is the current head of the said Akugsa family. According to him, sometime in 1960, the Government of Ghana compulsorily acquired the disputed land for public use, namely the building of Government Transport Yard, but failed to pay compensation to the family as original owner of the land. It is also his case that the land so acquired is not being fully utilized for the purpose of the acquisition as only a portion is used by the first defendant in its transport business whilst another part lies unused and undeveloped. He therefore dragged the...