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NUMO OSROAGBO DJANGMAH
V.
NUMO HUAGO & ANOR.

(2024) JELR 112826 (SC)

Supreme Court 30 Oct 2024 Ghana
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- The case involves a dispute over the paramountcy of the Great Ningo Traditional Area and the appropriate family to nominate and install a chief for the area. - The Appellants argue that succession to the Ningo Stool rotates between the Lo

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Suit Number:CHIEFTAINCY APPEAL NO: J2/01/2024
Judges:SACKEY TORKORNOO, CJ (PRESIDING) OWUSU, JSC L-JOHNSON JSC MENSA-BONSU, JSC ACKAH-YENSU, JSC

JUDGMENT

ACKAH-YENSU, JSC

INTRODUCTION

It is almost two (2) decades since the present conflict surrounding the paramountcy of the Great Ningo Traditional Area was submitted for judicial intervention. This, however, is not the first-time issues surrounding the stool have emerged for determination. The cases of Huago & Others v Djangmah II & Others [1997-98] 1 GLR 300; Huago IV & Others v Djangmah II & Others (1998-99) SCGLR 255 attest to the longevity of the Ningo Paramount Stool conflicts.

The principal interrogatory which confronted the Judicial Committee of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs (JCGARHC), through to the Judicial Committee of the National House of Chiefs (JCNHC), and now, the Supreme Court, is; which family should the Mantse of Ningo hails from?

For ease of reference, the Petitioner/Appellant/Respondent shall be referred to as the “Respondent”, whereas the Respondents/ Respondents/Appellants shall also be referred to as the “Appellants”.

For the Appellants, there are …

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