NII BOYE JOHN, NII KORMETTEH OKANG AND NII KPEWIE SOWAH V. NII BOYE KUMAH AND 5 OTHERS

JUDGMENT

Introduction:

[1] I will prefix this judgment with the quote attributed to the English Judge Lord Edmund-Davies, made many years ago but often ignored. He said that “Litigation is not an activity that has contributed markedly to the happiness of mankind”. Like many people in the past the parties herein who claim to be members of the Ashia We Family of Teshie have also ignored the above statement. The parties are divided over their membership of the Ashia We family and in this suit are contesting who is the qualified Head of Family among other issues.

[2] This Court is charged with determining the legal issues surrounding their membership including a declaration that there is no substantive head of Ashia We and that the 1st Defendant was only appointed as a caretaker head of family of Ashia We and not its head and whether or not two divisions, that is Badu Anuaku and Nii Adjei Osabu Kwao constitute Ashia We or four divisions constitute Ashia We. Unfortunately, in the opinion of t…