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The communities in question include Madina, Adentan, Oyarifa, Adjankote Hill, East Legon, North Legon, Patang area, UPSA area, Ashesi University area, Adjirigano, and others.
The court directed the removal of the Numo Nmaishie Family’s name from the records of the Lands Commission as the owners of the lands above, which were declared not to be part of their ancestral land.
Background:
What initially began as a compensation claim has escalated into a dispute seeking a resolution on whether the Numo Nmaishie family of Teshie is the rightful owner of 70 villages, towns, and the corresponding land, which they claim spans over 72,454.09 acres.
This dispute arose because the government of the National Liberation Council gained 25.031 acres of land on Adjankote Hill, leading to multiple claims for compensation.
The State Land Tribunal, chaired by Abban J., declared Nana Adu Mireku III, the chief of Brekuso, entitled to compensation from the Numo Nmaishie family of Teshie and the Dowouna family of Osu.
The Nmaishie family subsequently appealed this decision in suit No. CA 49/80, as reported with RE: Adjankote Acquisition; KLU Vrs Agyemang III. The Court of Appeal ruled that the Numo Nmaishie family and their grantees and licensees were the rightful owners of the lands and villages contiguous to the 25.031 acres of land gained by the state on Adjankote Hill.
They were entitled to compensation from the government for the acquisition.
The plaintiff argued that the Court of Appeal’s judgment was bought through fraud, primarily because the court was misled into relying on a composite plan listing 70 villages and towns belonging to the Numo Nmaishie family.
According to the plaintiff, most of those villages do not belong to their family. Still, they intentionally deceived the court by engaging a surveyor to prepare a composite plan including those villages.
President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that significant improvements in their quality of life and the state of the economy are imminent.
During a national address on Sunday night, President Akufo-Addo pledged his administration would diligently tackle Ghana’s economic challenges, drawing inspiration from the nation’s successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Just as we emerged from the unprecedented pandemic, where experts acknowledged the absence of clear-cut solutions, we persevered, remained focused, and worked tirelessly, united as a nation. With a similar mindset and determination, we will overcome our economic difficulties sooner rather than later,” the President declared.
Confident in their chosen path, President Akufo-Addo expressed his belief that Ghana will experience significant economic improvements and an enhanced standard of living.
The President emphasized that Ghana’s recent agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would restore confidence in the country’s economy. While acknowledging that the IMF agreement alone would not immediately resolve all existing challenges, President Akufo-Addo regarded it as a crucial step in the right direction.
“While the IMF facility will not immediately end our current problems, it sends a positive message to our trading partners, creditors, and investors. This message will be reinforced by our discipline, hard work, and entrepreneurial spirit in implementing the program,” President Akufo-Addo stated.
Despite stalled infrastructure projects for the past year and a half, he expressed optimism that the IMF agreement would restore confidence, open up closed avenues, and resume stalled projects.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court dismissed the claims made by the Numo Nmaishie family of Teshie regarding ownership of over 72,000 acres of land in Accra East, which encompasses approximately 70 townships and villages in the Greater Accra Region.
Presided over by Justice Jones Dotse, the court reinstated a previous court order from 2011, affirming that the disputed towns, villages, and their adjoining lands do not fall under the authority of the Numo Nmaishie family.
The communities in question include Madina, Adentan, Oyarifa, Adjankote Hill, East Legon, North Legon, Patang area, UPSA area, Ashesi University area, Adjirigano, and others.
The court directed the removal of the Numo Nmaishie Family’s name from the records of the Lands Commission as the owners of the lands above, which were declared not to be part of their ancestral land.
Background:
What initially began as a compensation claim has escalated into a dispute seeking a resolution on whether the Numo Nmaishie family of Teshie is the rightful owner of 70 villages, towns, and the corresponding land, which they claim spans over 72,454.09 acres.
This dispute arose because the government of the National Liberation Council got 25.031 acres of land on Adjankote Hill, leading to multiple claims for compensation.
The State Land Tribunal, chaired by Abban J., declared Nana Adu Mireku III, the chief of Brekuso, entitled to compensation from the Numo Nmaishie family of Teshie and the Dowouna family of Osu.
The Nmaishie family subsequently appealed this decision in suit No. CA 49/80, as reported with RE: Adjankote Acquisition; KLU Vrs. Agyemang III. The Court of Appeal ruled that the Numo Nmaishie family and their grantees and licensees were the rightful owners of the lands and villages contiguous to the 25.031 acres of land gained by the state on Adjankote Hill. They were entitled to compensation from the government for the acquisition.
The plaintiff argued that the Court of Appeal’s judgment was bought through fraud, primarily because the court was misled into relying on a composite plan listing 70 villages and towns belonging to the Numo Nmaishie family.
According to the plaintiff, most villages do not belong to their family. Still, they intentionally deceived the court by engaging a surveyor to prepare a composite plan including those villages.
Source: Omanghana.com
