The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has upheld Nene Dame Agbewornu II as the rightful chief of Sege in the Ada West District.
The landmark ruling put an end to a long-standing chieftaincy dispute in Sege and its environs.
The House of Chiefs also fined Nakom Gate GHC 15,000, which is to be paid to Agbewornu’s Gate — gates of the Lomobiaweh clan of the Ada Traditional Council.
The dispute began when descendants of both the Agbewornu and Nakom families of Lomotey We from the Lomobiawe Clan in Ada laid claim on the right to the Sege stool.
In 2012, the Agbewornu Gate installed Nene Dame Agbewornu II as chief of Nakomkope an installation recognized by the Ada Traditional Council and further gazetted by the National House of Chiefs.
However, the Nakom Gate later contested the installation thereby installing Rev. Abraham Nakom as chief of Sege Nakomkope, claiming that only their family could ascend the throne.
However, in 2020, the family heads of Lomotey We summoned the Agbewornu family to the Ada Traditional Council, accusing them of defiling tradition and demanding that the Council retracts its decision that recognized Nene Dame Agbewornu II as chief of Sege.
The Council subsequently reversed its decision and slapped the Agbewornu Gate with a fine of GHC 5,000.00.
But in a swift turn of event, the Agbewornu family appealed to the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs.
The National House of Chiefs ruling guided by tentative documents, ruled in favour of Nene Dame Agbewornu II as the rightful chief of Sege.
In addition, the House of Chiefs further slapped Nakom Gate with a fine of GHC15,000.00 thereby re-affirming the position of Agbewornu family as the rightful Sege chief.
“For the foregoing reasons the appeal succeeds and same is accordingly allowed. The judgment of the trial Judicial Committee dated 24th November, 2020 as well as the costs are hereby set aside and we enter judgement for Defendants/Appellants. The judgement of the the Judicial Committee of the Ada Traditional Council dated 7th June 2012 is hereby restored,”the judgement reads in part.
