THE REPUBLIC vs. SAYI NDAH AND 3 OTHERS (RESPONDENTS) EX PARTE: NANA NYANZU ANGOFI II AND DIVISIONAL CHIEF OF ELUBO CHIEF’S PALACE ELUBO (APPLICANT) [2019]DLHC7062

THE REPUBLIC vs. SAYI NDAH AND 3 OTHERS (RESPONDENTS) EX PARTE: NANA NYANZU ANGO... [2019]DLHC7062

Date	2019-06-05
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E9/5/19
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC7062

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE RICHARD ADJEI – FRIMPONG J.

SAMUEL ERICKSON ABAKAH ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT.

BAFFOUR DWUMAH ESQ. FOR THE RESPONDENTS.

[2019]DLHC7062
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SAYI NDAH AND 3 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE: NANA NYANZU
ANGOFI II AND DIVISIONAL CHIEF OF ELUBO CHIEF’S PALACE ELUBO<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, SEKONDI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO. E9/5/19&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: 5TH
MARCH, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>SAMUEL
ERICKSON ABAKAH ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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BAFFOUR DWUMAH ESQ. FOR THE
RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE RICHARD ADJEI – FRIMPONG J.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>The facts of these contempt
proceedings are fairly simple and admit of little controversy.<o:p></o:p>At the forum of the Judicial
Committee of the Western Regional House of Chiefs, the respondents (excluding
the 4th) engaged the applicant in a chieftaincy litigation over the
latter’s nomination, election and enstoolment as the Odikro of Elubo.<o:p></o:p>On the 8th of November
2017, the Judicial Committee delivered a verdict against the applicant essentially
declaring as invalid his nomination, election and enstoolment. An order was
made restraining him from holding himself out as the Odikro of Elubo. The
Judicial Committee however, did not give reasons for the verdict the same day.
It did so on the 29th of November 2017, the date fixed for the
purpose. The full judgment attached to the applicant’s affidavit in support of
his instant motion as exhibit BB contains the orders the judicial committee made.
I reproduce them here material as they to the determination of this matter.<o:p></o:p>“In
the light of the foregoing the 3 member panels (sic) affirms as follows;<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The 1st respondent, his
agents/servant/assign/successor is restrained from encouraging or assisting the
2nd defendant to hold himself as Odikro of Elubo.<o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The 2nd respondent
[applicant herein] is restrained from in any way holding himself out as Odikro
of Elubo<o:p></o:p>(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;
From the available evidence that the
2nd respondent has not been nominated, elected and enstooled in
accordance with laid down custom and tradition.<o:p></o:p>(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The 2nd respondent is
perpetually restrained from in any way holding himself out as the Odikro until
such time as the Oman and the royal Odikro stool family of Elubo wanting the 2nd
respondent to be the Odikro of Elubo upon the Odikro stool being vacant put the
2nd respondent through the laid down procedures for nominating,
electing and enstooling the 2nd respondent as such<o:p></o:p>(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;
We make no orders against the 1st
respondent because there is no case against him as per the records.” <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Apparently dissatisfied with the
verdict, the applicant filed an appeal against same on the 10th of
November 2017, two days after it was pronounced.<o:p></o:p>Meanwhile, upon the verdict, the 4th
respondent was installed as the new Odikro of the town.<o:p></o:p>The applicant proceeded to this
court to launch the instant proceedings. <o:p></o:p>His case is that the appeal he filed
operated as stay of execution of the verdict of the Judicial Committee, a fact
as he describes it, notoriously known to the respondents. Therefore, by
proceeding to install the 4th respon</main>