TSEADDO — For decades, the coastal township of Tseaddo has been overshadowed by land battles, threats, and intimidation. As someone who has personally interacted with both Adolph Tetteh Adjei and Kojo Graham, two of the biggest landowners in the area, I have seen the profound contrast between their characters. In the light of the recent Supreme Court ruling, these differences have become even more glaring.
ADOLPH TETTEH ADJEI: A REIGN OF FEAR, GREED AND INTIMIDATION
My earliest encounters with Adolph made one truth undeniable—he wields his land, money, and connections like weapons. Despite holding more than 33 acres in Tseaddo, he still found the time and appetite to wage relentless war over two acres belonging to Anas. It was greed that spilled beyond logic. This ruling would affect him in most uncomfortable way.
Residents grew accustomed to seeing land guards and armed thugs roaming the area in Adolph’s interest. Innocent people were harassed, threatened, chased off their own land, and stripped of their peace.
One incident that shook the entire community was when Adolph ordered a bulldozer to flatten the land of a pregnant woman, due to deliver in a matter of days. She stood by crying helplessly, yet Adolph never blinked—not an ounce of remorse or humanity.
What kind of man with 33 acres fights a pregnant woman over a plot of land.
What kind of greed is that?
THE BABA KAMARA CONNECTION — INTIMIDATION THROUGH POWERFUL NAMES
For Adolph, intimidation often came through the strategic dropping of big names. He boasted openly and repeatedly that:
•Baba Kamara is his in-law,
•He co-owns Sapholda Ventures Ltd with Baba Kamara, and
•They supposedly drink tea every morning with President John Mahama.
He told me this personally, wearing a smile that suggested these details were meant to terrify, not impress.
He went further to boast that his money brought the NDC to power, and that he was a kingmaker whose political reach placed him above accountability.
But it didn’t end there.
Adolph also claimed he frequently “drank tea” with some of the most powerful figures in Ghana’s judiciary, including:
- Justice Jones Dotse,
- Justice Amadu Tanko,
- embattled Chief Justice Torkonoo,
- And “many others.”
These were not private boasts; these were public intimidation tactics. Each name was used like a shield and a sword—meant to frighten anyone who dared to question him.
THE AIR VICE MARSHAL WHO MATCHED ADOLPH TETEH BOOT FOR BOOT
At one point, Adolph attempted what he had done to many others intimidate Air Vice Marshal Hanson, a respected and disciplined senior Airforce Commander. Adolph came with threats and arrogance, expecting the same fear-driven compliance he had extracted from others.
He misjudged the man.
Hanson met him calmly but firmly, and the encounter ended in a way that made it clear Adolph had finally faced someone he could neither bully nor outmaneuver. The embarrassment was his alone.
GUNS, OCCULT FEAR TACTICS, AND SPIRITUAL INTIMIDATION
Adolph has displayed guns in confrontations, sometimes drawing them on innocent residents whose only offence was being on land he coveted.
Over time, people whispered and later confirmed that he had buried black juju on several parcels of land belonging to others. Whether psychological or literal, it created real fear among ordinary people, turning land acquisition into a spiritual battleground.
This was not business.
This was intimidation.
KOJO GRAHAM: A STUDY IN CONTRAST
Then there is Kojo Graham—another major landowner, but one whose approach has been fundamentally different. He is a lawyer but operates through his lawyer Shanun, another clever, strategic lawyer. If Shanun realizes he would lose the case he won’t fight it; he would let go. Though he controls large swathes of land, his interactions with people have always been rooted in dialogue and respect.
Where Adolph screams, Graham speaks.
Where Adolph terrorizes, Graham consults.
Where Adolph bulldozes, Graham negotiates.
I have sat with Graham many times. He listens—genuinely. He considers solutions that ensure nobody walks away cheated. Even when disagreements surface, he never resorts to weapons, threats, soldiers, or land guards.
He understands that land is a legacy, not a weapon. Graham had registered his parcels in other people’s names as well as companies.
THE SUPREME COURT RULING AND THE MORAL QUESTION
With the Supreme Court bringing clarity to who owns what in Tseaddo, another reality has emerged: the behaviours of these two men shaped the community more than any court ruling ever could.
And the biggest question remains:
How does a man with 33 acres pick an endless fight with Anas over just 2?
What kind of envy drives that level of greed?
The ruling has settled boundaries.
But it has also exposed his character.
