KWAFRAMOAH III v SAKRAKYIE II [1995-96] 1 GLR 542 - 553

Chieftaincy—National House of Chiefs—Jurisdiction—Original jurisdiction—Grounds for invocation—Respondent claiming to be incumbent Adansehene, a paramount chief, in Ashanti Region—Respondent successfully invoking original jurisdiction of National House of Chiefs for declaration as such chief against appellants, queenmother and kingmakers of Adanse—No disclosure by respondent in petition to National House of Chiefs why dispute cannot “otherwise be [p.543] dealt with” by Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs—Whether National House of Chiefs has jurisdiction over matter—Whether decision of National House of Chiefs in favour of respondent a nullity—Constitution, 1992, art 273(5).