REPUBLIC vs. SAGOE II; EX PARTE BAFFO [1987]DLHC1201

Date	1987-08-01
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1987]DLHC1201

OSEI-HWERE J.

DR. S. K. DATE-BAH FOR THE APPLICANT.

NYANKSON FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[1987]DLHC1201
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >REPUBLIC <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>SAGOE II; EX PARTE BAFFO <o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[1979] GLR 378<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
1 AUGUST 1978<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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DR. S. K. DATE-BAH FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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OSEI-HWERE J.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF OSEI-HWERE J.<o:p></o:p>The
applicant moves the court for an injunction in the nature of quo warranto to
restrain the respondent, Nana Kwame Sagoe II, from exercising the functions of
mankrado of Agona Kwaman; acting as such mankrado or calling himself such
mankrado. The motion is backed by an affidavit of very pertinent paragraphs
which I quote in extenso hereunder:<o:p></o:p>“(1) That
I was customarily nominated and installed as mankrado of Agona Kwaman some time
in March 1975. <o:p></o:p>(2) That
in compliance with custom, a request was made to the chief of Kwaman for permission
for me to swear the customary oath of allegiance before him. <o:p></o:p>(3) That
contrary to custom this permission was refused by the chief of Kwaman. <o:p></o:p>(4) That
in consequence of the said refusal of permission for me to swear before the
chief, I brought action against the said chief, Nana Opaaku Yeboah V, before
the judicial committed of the Agona Nyakrom Traditional Council. (5) That in
the said action I claimed a declaration that I was the accredited mankrado of
Agona Kwaman and an injunction restraining the said chief from recognising any
other person as the mankrado of Kwaman. <o:p></o:p>(6) That
by a majority decision of the said judicial committee judgment was entered in
my favour. <o:p></o:p>(7) That
a copy of the said judgment is appended hereto and marked exhibit A. <o:p></o:p>(8) That
in spite of the holding in the said judgment that I should be recognised as the
accredited mankrado of Agona Kwaman, when I again approached the odikro for
permission to swear the oath of allegiance before him, he still refused the
said permission. <o:p></o:p>(9) That
thereupon I applied to the High Court, Cape Coast, for an order of mandamus to
compel the said chief to perform his customary duty to swear me in as mankrado
of Agona Kwaman. <o:p></o:p>(10) That
the said chief opposed the application and deposed to an affidavit stating that
to the best of his knowledge and information as ohene of Agona Kwaman, the
mankrado there is Nana Kwame Sagoe II and that in spite of the judgment of the
Agona Nyakrom Traditional Council the elders and the asafo company of Kwaman
still recognise Nana Sagoe II as mankrado of Agona Kwaman. <o:p></o:p>(11) That
the said Nana Sagoe II knew full well of the suit between myself and the said
chief of Kwaman before the judicial committee of the Nyakrom Traditional
Council but stood by and chose not to join the suit. <o:p></o:p>(12) That
I am advised and verily believe that having stood by with full knowledge of the
implications of that litigation the respondent cannot now challenge my status
as mankrado duly adjudicated upon by the said judicial committee of the Nyakrom
Traditional Council.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(13) That the respondent is not entitled by
custom to occupy the mankrado stool of Agona Kwaman. <o:p></o:p>