NANA AKUOKO KWASI vs. LUKMAN AWAL [2020]DLHC12033

Date	2020-11-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C12/10/19
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC12033

HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES GYAMFI DANQUAH J.

J.B. DANQUAH ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF

AUGUSTINE ASANTE ADDAE ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDENT

[2020]DLHC12033
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA
AKUOKO KWASI<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>LUKMAN AWAL<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT NO. C12/10/19&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;DATE:
30TH&nbsp;NOVEMBER 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; <o:p></o:p>J.B. DANQUAH ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF,<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">AUGUSTINE ASANTE ADDAE ESQ. &nbsp;FOR THE DEFENDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES GYAMFI DANQUAH J.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>On the 21st
May, 2019 the Plaintiff per his Writ of Summons accompanied by a statement of
claim sought the following reliefs against the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the
Plaintiff herein is the sitting and legitimate head of the Gausu Community in
Obuasi.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp; An
order of perpetual injunction against the Defendant from imposing and parading
himself as the head of the Gausu Community in Obuasi or elsewhere.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost.<o:p></o:p>After filing
conditional appearance on 29th May, 2019 the Defendant followed with
a statement of defence on 25th September, 2019 in which defence the
Defendant denied the Plaintiff’s claim.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Plaintiff’s claim is that he is
the head of the Gausu Community in Obuasi whilst the Defendant is also a member
of the Gausu Community and also resides in the Gausu Community.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; According to the Plaintiff the Gausu
Community falls under the Abadwum stool and the community was carved out of the
Abadwum stool to the first occupants of the area including Opanin Gausu, Opanin
Acheampong, Opanin Opoku Ware and Opanin Kwarkye.&nbsp; They established Gausu as a farming
community.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The averments as contained in the
statement of claim again stated the Abadwum stool gave the Gausu community the
mandate to appoint a head for the community with the condition that once a
person is appointed he was to be introduced to the Abadwum stool, their
landlord.&nbsp; After the introduction the
appointed head of the community is endorsed by the Abadwum stool. Where the
need arises for a head to be removed charges are preferred against such a head
to the Abadwum stool and where there is substance in the allegation or charge
the person is removed and a new head appointed.<o:p></o:p>According to the
Plaintiff he was appointed the head of the Gausu Community in 2007 after the
demise of the Nana Adu Gyamfi and outdoored at Gausu where the Abadwum stool
elders were present.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What culminated in the filling of
this suit is that the Plaintiff claimed he travelled to Accra and whilst there
had information that the Defendant had contacted some subchiefs of the Abadwum
stool for their blessing to be appointed as head of the Gausu Commu</main>