The Divisional Chief of Dansoman, Nii Kojo Danso II has filed a writ praying the Accra High Court to order the expunging of the name of Nii Ayi Okufourbour I from the National Register of Chiefs as a sub-chief of Lafa.
In a writ of summon of suit No. GT/0089/2023, Nii Kojo Danso II, Plaintiff vrs Niii Okufourbour I , 1st Defendant, the Ngleshie Alata Traditional Council, 2nd Defendant, Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, 3rd Defendant and National House of Chiefs, 4th Defendant, the Plaintiff avers that first defendant allegedly provided false information leading to his enstoolment.
He claims that somewhere in September 2019, the 1st Defendant was installed as a sub-chief of Lafa, a known river that flows through Mallam, Awoshie and Santa Maria, all within the Greater Accra region.
According to Nii Kojo Danso II, the first Defendant Nii Okufourbour I. while disclosing his year of enstoolment, stated the date to be 19th September 2008, when in actual fact he was entooled in September 2019.
The 2nd Defendant, Ngleshie Alata Traditional Council is accused of entering on the Chieftaincy Declaration Forms 1st Defendant as a sub-divisional chief of Adjumako Dawurampong when in effect, the said Adjumako Dawurampong is a known family house in the Ngleshie Alata James Town and not a Divisional stool under which a sub-divisional stool can fall.
Nii Kojo Danso II makes further claims that 1st Defendant stated his Town/Village as Ngleshie Lafa Barima, when facts show that there is no such town or village by that name within the Jurisdiction of the Ngleshie Alata Traditional area or anywhere in Ghana.
Plaintiff is of the view that 1st Defendant’s alleged conduct of providing false information for the purpose of being registered in the national register of chiefs, is a calculated scheme to fraudulently misrepresent information about him to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Defendants and the general public at large, since he knew such information was false at the time of filing.
He maintains that the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Defendants relied on the said false statement of fact on his date of enstoolment by proceeding to have the false information registered against 1st Defendant’s name.
The 2nd Defendant’s failure to vet and fully verify the declaration forms of the 1st Defendant before forwarding it to 3rd Defendant led to the wrongful declaration made in the 1st Defendant’s favor, thus 2nd and 3rd Defendants acted negligently.
Nii Kojo Danso II is thus seeking from the court “a declaration that the conduct of the 1st Defendant, Nii Ayi Okufourbour I in the entire registration procedure leading to the entry of his name in the national register of chiefs, amounts to Fraudulent Misrepresentation and therefore nullifies the entire registration.”
Also, he is seeking another declaration that the Ngleshie Alata Traditional Council, 2nd Defendant, Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, 3rd Defendant and National House of Chiefs, 4th Defendant acted negligently in approving the application of the 1st Defendant and proceeding to have him registered in the national register of chiefs.
Finally, the Plaintiff wants an order compelling Defendants to expunge the name of the 1st Defendant from the National Register of Chiefs.