The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli state of the Volta Region, Togbe Afede XIV, has sued the Ghana Army over the construction of a military building near his private residence.
He said the construction of the 6-storey building has resulted in the destruction of his security lights and forced the abandonment of his private car park due to fallen debris from the structure.
The suit sighted by citifmonline.com was filed at the Human rights division of the Accra High Court on Tuesday, 28th February 2017.
It has the Chief of Defence Staff, the Minister for Defence, the Attorney General, and Yao Addo Developments Limited as defendants.
According to the suit, the structure, which looks like a commercial property with towers and wings overlooking Mr. Afede’s private property in Accra, started around September 2016.
The suit said Mr Afede, who is also the President of the National House of Chiefs, feared that if the structure is allowed to be completed in its current form without any modification, his rights to privacy of his home will be compromised.
“… I am again advised by Counsel and I verily believe same to be true that privacy is a foundation bedrock of right on which other human rights are built, and that if the Respondents are not restrained, the Applicant’s [Togbe Afede’s] rights would be greatly violated.”
“.. I am further advised by Counsel and I verily believe same to be true that the wing that overlooks Applicant’s home also violates Article 12 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 1948, which provides that “no one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.”
He said the “unlawful and arbitrary interference” with his privacy has caused him considerable damage which includes the loss of human dignity and sense of security, a threat to his life, emotional and psychological trauma, destruction of security lights and abandonment of his private car park due to fallen debris from the structure.
He is praying the court to declare the structure as a violation of his right to privacy, and also the removal of its wing overlooking his home or alternatively, a screen on part of the structure to guarantee his privacy.
He is also praying the court for an injunction to halt any further construction on the wings of the structure.
Source: citifmonline.com
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YOUR MAHAMA NDC CORRUPT GOVERNMENT DID THAT SHODDY WORK WITHOUT ANY ADEQUATE PREPARATION. YOU SAT DOWN UNDISTURBED FOR IT TO CONTINUE. WHY IS IT THAT IT IS NOW THAT YOU ARE TAKING IT TO COURT. DID YOU DRAW THE ATTENTION OF THE CONTRACTOR ABOUT THE HARM BEING CAUSED TO YOU? OR IS IT ANOTHER WAYOMIE TRICK WITH MAHAMA GOVERNMENT TO EXACT MONEY FROM THE STATE? NANA ADDO SHOULD STOP THIS LEAKAGES OF CORRUPTION LEFT BEHIND BY MAHAMA NDC ADMINISTRATION.
Togbega or Togbe, which is which? Resign from the Council of State. The AG will bring the matter for advice and you cannot take part in the discussion. Do you know that your Chinese are building similarly to the US$14 Million New Vice President Residency complex. You know the Chinese, right? SO why now. Resign Resign Resign. You cannot be part of a Government and sue it at the same time
IF THE DEBRIS ARE FALLING ON HIS PROPERTY!! THEN RIGHT MEASURES SHOULD BE PUT INTO PLACE FOR SAFETY. BUT IT'S SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM TO SHARE BOUNDARY WITH "WEATHER" ARMY PERSONNEL OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OF THEIRS. DOES THE CHIEF AFEDE XIV NOT WISHING ANYBODY TO SEE HIS SECRET AFFAIRS!!! JUST SUGGESTION. OOO
Go and build your house in the heavens! Does it mean that if i share border with you on plot, i cannot build a Storey building? Togbe, your rights end at where somebody's rights also begin. You are even lucky to have the millitary men as your neighbours. Armed robbers cannot come so to worry you in your residence. Your suit is dead on arrival! Riches can make people go crazy
Privacy my foot. Someone shove this bogus law suit off my ***barred word***. Since when did we have a law that frowns on people having high rise buildings close to others? Should we be interested in the corporate welfare of the army or the parochial interest and welfare of a Togbe Afede. #takeyourprivacytohell***
frivolous, stop wasting everybody's time. so if you have a house there can't be a high rise building next or close to it? come on don't be blinded by money look at the things you are talking about when we are talking about housing for soldiers, please, please, stop this joke, it is not funny
You are a very respected persolity in Ghana and i am sure if you mention it to the hierachy of the Army they will definitely listen and do as you wish. Please they are your children and please handle them as such