Mr. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister for Transport, along with his wife, Mrs. Wilhemina Asiamah, are scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, May 9, 2024.
They face charges of unlawfully entering and trespassing on land situated in the highly coveted Tse Addo residential area.
Legal action has been initiated against the Minister following an application for interlocutory injunction filed by a legal team led by Emmanuel Bright Atokoh on behalf of Solace Doe and Another. According to court documents filed on May 5, 2023, the applicants have presented evidence to support their case.
“That quite strangely while the matter is yet to be amicably resolved with the 3rd and 4th Respondents some MRS. WILHEMINA ASIAMAH (WIFE OF THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT) as well as JOSEPH KWAKU OFORI ASIAMAH have entered the disputed land with armed policemen and developing same on the pretext that they have acquired the disputed land from the 3rd and 4th Respondents. Attached and marked as Exhibit B series are photographs of the developments on the land.
22.That I am informed by Counsel and verily believe the same to be true that the conduct of Respondents constitutes trespass and an act of illegality on Applicants’ respective land.”
The applicants are confident in their claim, supported by court rulings affirming their ownership of the disputed land. They provide evidence of their legitimate ownership in their affidavit submitted with the injunction application against the Transport Minister and his spouse, urging the court to prevent any further transactions involving the land until the case is fully adjudicated. According to the applicants’ statement:
“That the courts have in various decisions confirmed and affirmed Applicants’ grantors as the owners of the disputed land with the requisite capacity to grant the disputed parcels of land to Applicants respectively.
16.That among the decisions of the Courts in that regard include the Court of Appeal decision in the suit titled: ADOLPH TETTEH ADJEI V. ANAS AREMEYAW ANAS &ANOR [CIVIL APPEAL No. H1/107/2018] dated the 29th of November, 2018 and the Supreme Court decisions in respect of the said suit as well as the suit fifled THE REPUBLIC VRS REGISTRAR, HIGH COURT (PROBATE DIVISION) ACCRA: EX PARTE THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF EAST ADEKOTOPON DEVELOPMENT TRUST [CIVIL MOTION No. 15/67/2019] dated the 19th day of November, 2019.”
Read the application and the attached evidence of the allegation of ‘land grabbing’ by the Minister and his wife below: