Ruling On Akyem Takyiman Case For March 18

By Solomon Davids

The Koforidua High court has set Monday, March 18, for ruling on an interlocutory injunction in the case involving some elders and people of Akyem Takyiman on one hand and their chief.

The plaintiffs, led by Barfour Oduro Frikyi I, Atipinhene of Akyem Takyiman, were seeking an order to refrain the defendant, Osabarimah Appiah Danso II, the chief of Akyem Takyiman, from further collecting any levies from the people and for all monies accruing from donations and other incomes.

They further prayed the court to order that monies being collected in the area are lodged in an account and managed by appointed elders of the town, excluding the defendant. The court deferred the ruling on this matter to March 18 to pave way for the substantive case.

In a writ of summons dated June 7, 2012, the plaintiffs sought a declaration that amounts collected for and in the name of the people of Takyiman belong to the people of Akyem Takyiman, in which the plaintiffs and the signatories to a petition dated March 18, 2012 have interest.
A perpetual injunction is also being sought to restrain the defendant from interfering in the collection of monies from the standing pipes, funeral contributions and rent paid by COCOBOD and Atiwa Rural Bank and any other amount paid or collected in the name of the people of Akyem Takyiman.
The plaintiffs claim projects implemented in the area were undertaken through levies, contributions from citizens within and outside the country and communal labor.