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Ga Paramount Stool Dsasetse, Dr. Nii Tetteh Kwei II, and Nii Agyeman Kese II, the Surviving Head of Nii Tackie Komey Royal Ruling House, have filed a writ at the High Court for an order to restrain George Tackie Abia also known as Adama Latse, Emmanuel Nii Yartey Tackie Yaoboi, aka Nii Yaote Otoga II, and the Ga Traditional Council from entering the Stool House to perform any traditional duties.

According to the Motion On Notice for an Order for Interlocutory Injunction, moved on June 17, 2016 the Plaintiffs— Nii Tetteh Kwei II and Nii Agyeman Kese II—are also restraining the Ga Traditional Council from inducting the other two Defendants into the Traditional Council as Ga Mantse and Ga Dsasetse until the final determination of the suit pending in court.

In their Statement of Claim filed in the writ on June 6, 2016, the Plaintiffs said the first Defendant, George Tackie Abia, holds himself out as the Ga Mantse whiles the Second Defendant, Emmanuel Yartey Tackie Yaoboi, purports to be the Ga Dsasetse.

However, the Plaintiffs stated that they are the legitimate King Makers of the Ga Paramount Stool and have the capacity to nominate, select and install the Ga Mantse.

According to them, they have filed a petition at the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs against the nomination, installation of Dr. Jo Blankson also known as King Tackie Tawiah III on 20th June, 2006.
They also averred that there was a ruling on July 18, 2008 in favour of Dr. Jo Blankson to perform the duties of Ga Mantse until the final determination of the petitions.

The Plaintiffs described that action as an illegality, explaining that it took place while the order of the court allowing Dr. Jo Blankson to perform duties of Ga Mantse until the final determination of the petitions pending.

They further stated that on February 2, 2015 the Judicial Committee of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs gave its final ruling in the consolidated petitions concerning the nomination, selection and installation of Dr. Jo Blankson as Ga Mantse, empowering the Ga Dsasetse and the Ga Dsase Council to do the proper thing and put its house in order by installing a new chief.

The Plaintiffs stated that they have followed the order and after meeting all members of the Ga State, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II was nominated and selected as the Ga Mantse-elect on August 2, 2015.

Meanwhile the Defendants, according to the Plaintiffs, have hampered and prevented the Plaintiffs from performing their duties and obligations as King Makers to install King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II as Ga Mantse.

According to the writ, the Defendants rather took over the duties of the Plaintiffs and have possession of the Stool Room since June 11, 2011 to perform stool ceremonies.

On August 19, 2015 the first Plaintiff, Nii Tetteh Kwei II sued the National House of Chiefs in Kumasi on the matter for Judicial Review and for a Mandamus and an application for the removal of the name of the first Defendant from the National Register of Chiefs.

In view of their position, the Plaintiffs are praying the court to declare the 1st and 2nd Defendants not Ga Mantse and Ga Dsasetse and as such do not have the capacity to hold themselves out as such.
They are also requesting the court to declare that the 1st and 2nd Defendants who were parties in the consolidated petitions against the installation of Dr. Jo Blankson, violated the ruling of the Judicial Committee of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, dated July 18, 2008 when they illegally broke into the Ga Royal Paramount Stool Room on June 11, 2011 when the petitions had not been adjudicated.

“An order of perpetual injunction to restrain 1st and 2nd Defendants from entering the Ga Stool House and from performing the duties of the Ga Mantse and Ga Dsasetse and the third Defendants from inducting the first and second Defendants into the Ga Traditional Council as Ga Mantse and Ga Dsasetse until the final determination of all the suits pending in the Court.”

The Plaintiffs are also suing for damages and cost.