THE DIRECTOR LANDS REGISTRY DIVISION LANDS COMMISSION POST OFFICE BOX 12131 ACCRA ATTN: REBECCA SITTIE

(MRS)

CAVEAT/OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF LANDS FOR EYRAM MAVIS AZADDA & EMMANUEL K. TAY
We wish to refer to your Publication in Daily Graphic No. 1,561,30629 dated Thursday, July 7, 2011 specifically on Page 22 (See copy attached) and to register our caveat/objection to the registration of the lands described in Sections 176 and 179 of the said publication and standing in the names of Eyram Mavis Azadda and Emmanuel K. Tay respectively. The following are the grounds of our caveat/objection: The Parcels of land under sections 176 and 179 are Lenshie Quarter Lands and affected by: 1(a) A Deed of Exchange between the Government of Ghana and Nii Ashiboi II the then Dzasetse of Lenshie Family of Teshie dated 13th February 1963 which emanated from an earlier transaction by a Certificate of Title dated 31 st December 1947 and registered in the land Registry Accra as No. 33/48 by which the Government acquired under the Public Lands Ordinance CAP 124 a larger piece of land of which the hereditaments are described in Plan No. LD 5248/24466 for a School of Infantry (See Exhibit 1). An Indenture made the 9th day of July 1974 this time between the Government of Ghana and Nii Ashitey Otswansu II then also the Dzasetse of the Lenshie Family the Government released part of the land acquired by Executive Instrument 108 of 1964 of which the hereditaments are described in Plan No. LD 7665A/24466 (See Exhibit 2.)

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The only person in Lenshie siesed with the power and authority under Land Concession Bulleting no. 22 of 1962 to make valid grants and/or alienation of Lenshie Family Lands is the Teshie Dzasetse (See Exhibit 3). Nuumo Kofi Adzei alias Nii Kofi Adzei is debarred from dealing with Lenshie Quarter Lands by a High Court Judgement in Suit No. L.322/95 (See Exhibit 4). To the best of our knowledge neither Nii Ashitey Otsansu II nor any of his legitimate successors have made any valid grant of the parcels of lands described in Sections 176 and 179 supra to Nii Bukor/Nii Armah Bukor and Nii Kofi Adzei. Therefore under the nemo dat quod non habet principle the sub-Leases by the said Nii Bukor/Nii Armah Bukor and Nii Kofi Adzei to Eyram Mavis Azadda and Emmanuel K. Tay as contained in Sections 176 and 179 of the supra publication are and remain invalid null void and of no legal effect.

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Please be accordingly advised. Sincerely,

Theophilus Armah Ashai Land Committee Chairman For: Nii Ashikwei Kwaobotswe II Teshie Dzasetse and Head of the Lenshie Family

Cc:

Ansah Obiri Legal Consult

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