REPUBLIC vs. AWUTU SENYA TRADITIONAL COUNCIL; EX PARTE NENYI AMU II [1980]DLHC1621

Date	1980-03-14
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1980]DLHC1621

OKUNOR J.

JOE REINDORF FOR THE APPLICANT.

J. B. SHORT FOR THE RESPONDENTS.

[1980]DLHC1621
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >REPUBLIC <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>AWUTU SENYA TRADITIONAL COUNCIL; EX PARTE NENYI AMU II<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST] <o:p></o:p>[1980] GLR 368<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
14 MARCH 1980<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JOE REINDORF FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>

J. B. SHORT FOR THE RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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OKUNOR J.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF OKUNOR J.<o:p></o:p>This is an
application in which the applicant, Nenyi Kwame Amu II, who describes himself
as “Eguasehene of Senya Bereku” seeks an order of prohibition directed to, and
restraining the Awutu Senya Traditional Council from including in its
membership certain named persons on the ground that they “are not chiefs and
their names are not in the national register of chiefs.” To his application is
attached an affidavit in the following terms:<o:p></o:p>“I Nenyi
Kwame Amu II, Eguasehene of Senya Bereku, make oath and say as follows: <o:p></o:p>(1) That
I am a member of the Awutu Senya Traditional Council. <o:p></o:p>(2) That
the last president of the council, Odefo Issiw V, died some time in 1975. <o:p></o:p>(3) That
the prerogative of electing a new Omanhene vests in the two asafo companies of
Senya Bereku acting with the Tufuhene of Senya Bereku. They have not been able
to agree. <o:p></o:p>(4) That
the matter went before the Central Regional House of Chiefs whose decision on
the matter is now pending before the National House of Chiefs, Kumasi. <o:p></o:p>(5) That
pending the resolution of that matter, a regent in the person of one Abudulai
Esseku II, is now acting president. <o:p></o:p>(6) That
the regent instead of keeping the scales even between the two asafo companies,
is siding with one company and in furtherance of that patronage is packing the
council. <o:p></o:p>(7) That
recently a meeting of the council was invaded by the police who insisted on
searching some members. <o:p></o:p>(8) That
six persons, namely K. A. Larbey, Kwame Okai, Apentey, E. B. Haizel, Michael
Abbiw and Kow Larbie, all of whom are not chiefs and whose names do not appear
in the register of chiefs have been brought in to participate in the business
of the council in order to give effect to the wishes of the No. 1 Asafo
Company. <o:p></o:p>(9) That
as a result the area is seething with unrest and the situation is pregnant with
serious trouble.<o:p></o:p>There has
been arbitrary arrest of members of the council not sympathetic to the No.1
Company. <o:p></o:p>(10) That
in the circumstances I swear to this affidavit in support of an application for
leave to apply for an order of prohibition restraining the council from
admitting the six persons mentioned.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It is the
case for the applicant that by article 114 of the Constitution, 1969, which was
still operative at the time of the applicat</main>