KOFI AMPOMAH V. NANA EFFAH APPENTENG

RULING

Dr. Poku Adusei JA

The instant application prays the court for an order to set aside customary arbitration award delivered by the Asanteman Council on 20 October 2022. The basis for the application is that the said customary arbitration award was a nullity in that the award sought to set aside a ruling of the Supreme Court dated 9 February 1987 which allowed the two families of Bompata (i.e., Kwankyewa Bede family and Atwea @ Ataa Tire family) to continue as the royals of the Amantena Stool of Bompata. For the applicant, the Asanteman Council lacked the requisite power to re-litigate matters already adjudicated upon by the Supreme Court and for that matter the said award was a nullity.

In support of the application, the applicant has attached copies of the decisions of the Supreme Court, the Judicial Committee of National House of Chiefs and the Judicial Committee of the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs as exhibits KA1, KA2 and KA3, respectively. The applicant has also tendered th…