OPANYIN KWADWO FORDJOUR 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]DLCA6917

OPANYIN KWADWO FORDJOUR vs. THE PRESIDENT OF BRONG AHAFO REGIONAL HOUSE OF CHIE... [2019]DLCA6917

Date	2019-07-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/76/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA6917

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A.

WELBOURNE (MRS.) J. A.

CHARLES AGBANU FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

SOLOMON OPPONG FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA6917
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OPANYIN KWADWO FORDJOUR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>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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SUIT
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;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>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><o:p>&nbsp;</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:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</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;
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;
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>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any further order(s) as this Honourable
Court may deem fit and just.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&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; <o:p></o:p>The
3rd Defendant/Respondent who initially was not a party to the suit,
filed an application to be joined to the suit. Upon being joined, he filed a
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