An Accra High Court (the Lands Division) has directed the Lands Commission to expunge records that purport that the Akotoshie area in the Ga West municipality of the Greater Accra Region is in the Eastern Region.
The court in a ruling dated April 28, 2022, before Justice Abena A. Oppong in a suit number id /0607/2016 in the matter of ASFAT Co Limited versus Supreme Genesis Investment Limited, Mr Frank Annor-Dompreh and the Lands Commission.
The court in its ruling said over the 38.9 acres of lands near Blue Skies at Medie in the Eastern Region is not part of the Eastern Region and directed the Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission to direct his Eastern Regional branch of the commission to expunge the recorded transaction of the ASFAT Co Limited and Supreme Genesis Investment Limited at its Eastern Regional branch, Koforidua forwith.
The judge in her ruling further awarded damages to the plaintiff for trespassing, ‘I take consideration the extent of the activities of the first and second defendants on the disputed land as evidenced in exhibit ‘J’ series and ‘L’ series and awarded the plaintiff an amount of thirty thousand Cedis in damages.
From the foregoing, I dismiss the first defendant’s counterclaim and enter judgment for the plaintiff as the lease of all that piece or parcel of land situates, lying and being at Obotan (Ewukope) near Amassaman in the Greater Accra Region and containing in the approximate area of 38.76 acres of 15.16 hectares more or less or less bounded on the north-west by Okei Kpa Okai Fio family of the Gbese property measuring 652.5 feet more or less, on the northeast by Nii Atukwei Klottey family of Asere property measuring 444.7 feet respectively more or less, on the south-west by NiiKyeku Family of Asere and Adoma Bossman family of Osu property measure ng 561.8,399.9 and 970.7 feet respectively.
Speaking in an interview after the Shipi (head of Asafo company) of the Akotoshie stool under the Asere Divisional stool in the Greater Accra Region, sought a police escort to take possession of the said land on September 9, 2022, Nii Amanfro I, also known in private life as Ahene F.A. Sackey bemoaned how the second defendant who is also the Member of Parliament for Nsawam- Adoagri Constituency and the Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annor-Dompreh used his position to frustrate the family in its quest to demand its birthright.
He alleged that whenever the court gives a ruling the MP does things contrary to the court’s directives.
He warned the family will not compromise its stands on lawfully protecting its property in the Akotoshie area.
However, a message sent to the MP has not been responded to by the MP.
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