OPANYIN KWADWO FORDJOUR HEAD OF PETELLI ROYAL FAMILY KABRONO, BANDA vs. THE PRESIDENT OF BRONG AHAFO REGIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS, SUNYANI, THE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS, MANHYIA, KUMASI AND OSABARIMA OKOKYEREDOM KWADWO SITO I [2019]DLCA8688

OPANYIN KWADWO FORDJOUR HEAD OF PETELLI ROYAL FAMILY KABRONO, BANDA vs. THE PRE... [2019]DLCA8688

Date	2019-07-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/76/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA8688

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A.

WELBOURNE (MRS.) J. A.

CHARLES AGBANU FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

SOLOMON OPPONG FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.

[2019]DLCA8688
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OPANYIN KWADWO FORDJOUR HEAD
 OF PETELLI ROYAL FAMILY KABRONO, BANDA<o:p></o:p><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
 mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
 color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>THE PRESIDENT OF BRONG AHAFO
 REGIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS, SUNYANI, THE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS,
 MANHYIA, KUMASI AND OSABARIMA OKOKYEREDOM KWADWO SITO I<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
 KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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 <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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 NO. H1/76/2018&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 29TH July, 2019<o:p></o:p>
 </div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CHARLES AGBANU FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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 SOLOMON OPPONG FOR
 DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>
 </div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
 line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
 &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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 MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING),
 DZAMEFE J. A., WELBOURNE (MRS.) J. A.<o:p></o:p>
 </div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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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 <p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
 .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:
 none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
 solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>
 </div>Welbourne, JA<o:p></o:p>BRIEF FACTS<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff/Appellant herein initiated this action in the High Court Sunyani, by
a Writ against the Defendants/Respondents seeking the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A Declaration that the registration of
Osabarima Okokyeredom Kwadwo Sito I in the Register of National House of Chiefs
is null and void and of no effect whatsoever and same ought to be expunged from
the said Register since the Mandamus Ruling on which the said registration was
based had been declared by the Court of Appeal to be null and void ab initio
for lack of jurisdiction.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A Declaration that the said Brong Ahafo
House of Chiefs grossly abused their discretion when it caused the said
registration to be effected even though the said Osabarima Okyeredom Kwadwo Sito
I was not in possession of the Black Stool of Banda.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>