THE REPUBLIC V. THE ADA TRADITIONAL COUNCIL AND SAMUEL ATTEH AGGUDEY
(2017) JELR 65771 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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SUIT NO. H1/151/17
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7 Dec 2017
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Ghana
Coram
ADUAMA OSEI J.A. (PRESIDING), WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A., KWOFIE JA
Appearances
COUNSEL FOR APPLICANT/RESPONDENT – KWASI AUSTIN AND NANA A. JAINIE,COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENTS/APPELLANTS AND INTERESTED PARTIES/APPELLANTS – FOSU GYEABOUR
Judgement
<p><em>WELBOURNE (MRS), J.A.</em></p><p>In this judgment, the 1<sup>st</sup> Respondent/Appellant is the Ada Traditional Council. The 2<sup>nd</sup> Respondent/Appellant is Samuel Attah Aggudey. The 1<sup>st</sup> Applicant/Respondent is Patrick Aggudey, the 2<sup>nd</sup> Applicant/Respondent is Emmanuel Tetteh Aggudey and the 3<sup>rd</sup> Applicant/Respondent is Narh Numoda Obinchere. We also have Interested Parties Appellants as Numo Oklu Aggudey and Wallace Tetteh Kofi Agguddey.</p><p>This appeal arises from the decision of the High Court Accra dated 26<sup>th</sup> January, 2017, (Human Rights Division), following the grant of the Respondents application for judicial review.</p><p>Brief facts</p><p>The parties to this dispute, following a long standing dispute as to who should be the proper person to ascend the Mankralo Stool of Ada, the 1<sup>st</sup> Respondent and the 2<sup>nd</sup> Appellant hereto, representing their respective gates, submitted to Arbitration to finally resolve the matter. After participating in the said Arbitration, an award was delivered on the 29<sup>th</sup> of March, 2012.</p><p>The Arbitral aw…</p>