JUDGMENT
BENIN, JSC:
This matter involves persons all of who belong to the Gbese Division of the Ga State. So it’s like a house divided upon itself, which is quite unfortunate. It’s one of the numerous chieftaincy problems that continually bedevil a lot of communities in this country, with the result that development suffers because the leadership is disunited and for that reason they are unable to mobilize the people at the grassroots. At the end of the day there is no winner, for whoever succeeds in the protracted litigation will still need support of all in order to rule. Why then do they fight among themselves? The answer to this question posed is not easy to find, except that the various factions believe, rightly or wrongly, that either side wants to cheat the other, or trample on their rights. It is in pursuit of their rights in the family or clan that the parties go to court to seek redress, not counting the cost of litigation. And the various courts or tribunals do not make matt…