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A storm is raging over the Nmai-Dzorn lands as a petition filed by the Okpelor Sowah Din Family accuses Mr. Benjamin Kwame Danso, NDC Krowor Constituency Chairman and a member of the Lands Commission Board, of orchestrating a disturbing campaign of abuse of office, judicial interference, violent landguard attacks, conflict of interest, and open manipulation of state institutions to derail a Supreme Court affirmed land registration.
The petition, filed on November 20, 2025, by Del Benedict Solicitors on behalf of the family, calls for immediate and uncompromising action from the National Democratic Congress and the Lands Commission. It paints a grim picture of a public official who allegedly weaponized political power, state machinery, and violence, all in a desperate attempt to seize lands the Supreme Court ruled do not belong to him, his associates, or the Nungua Stool he claims to represent.
Supreme Court Judgment Ignored for Over 20 Years
The petition recounts a decades-long legal battle firmly resolved in May 2004, when the Supreme Court, in Civil Appeal No. 24/2002 (Adjetey Agbosu and 5 Others v. Ebenezer Nikoi Kotey and 2 Others in Re Ashale Botwe Lands), upheld the ownership rights of the Okpelor Sowah Din Family over the Nmai-Dzorn lands.
Yet, despite this final ruling, which no lower court or institution can overturn, the family says Mr. Danso has used every conceivable tool, both lawful and unlawful, to frustrate their attempts to register their land.
CID Confirmed the Supreme Court Position After Violent Shooting Incident
The petition further reveals that the CID became involved not because of a regular complaint but because of a violent, life-threatening attack allegedly orchestrated by Mr. Danso.
In July 2024, the family’s workers, who were grading the land and constructing a fence wall, were reportedly ambushed by armed land guards firing G3 and AK-47 rifles. Workers fled for their lives as bullets tore through the site, an incident the family says was financed and organised by Mr. Danso. Portions of the wall already constructed were later demolished by these same groups.
Shaken by the incident, the family petitioned the CID. After weeks of investigation, inviting both the Nungua Stool and the family, the CID concluded that the Okpelor Sowah Din Family were the legitimate owners, aligning perfectly with the Supreme Court ruling.
Dual Representation, Sabotage and Judicial Manipulation
In a narrative that reads like a deliberate strategy to break the law and bend institutions, the petition details a series of actions the family describes as calculated, deceptive, and hostile.
1. Conflict of Interest and Dual Roles
Mr. Danso allegedly represents:
Top Kings Company
The Nungua Stool
Two entities historically opposed to the family.
Petitioners accuse him of switching allegiances strategically depending on which identity gives him more leverage to obstruct the family’s rights.
2. Sabotaging a Peace Agreement
Top Kings and its General Manager reportedly signed an MoU with the family for amicable settlement. However, according to the petition:
Mr. Danso deliberately refused to honour the MoU.
He then rebranded himself as a representative of the Nungua Stool.
He continued filing objections and resisting the family’s registration efforts.
3. Frivolous and Manipulative Court Filings
The Nungua Stool, allegedly under his direction, filed an injunction application (Suit No. LD/0070/2025) on July 31, 2025. The case was dismissed.
A second injunction was filed at the Tema High Court.
The petitioners clarify emphatically:
The Tema case has not been withdrawn and is still pending.
Their lawyer informed the Tema Court that a similar matter was already before Accra Land Court 4 involving the same land and the same issues.
The lawyer requested a transfer of the Tema case to Land Court 4 for consistency.
Upon realizing the likelihood of consolidation, Danso and his team hurriedly discontinued the Accra Land Court 4 case to avoid scrutiny.
The family describes this behaviour as “a coordinated judicial deception designed to confuse the courts and stall justice.”
Abuse of Office at the Lands Commission
Perhaps the most alarming accusation is that Mr. Danso allegedly influenced his way onto the Lands Commission Board under the current government purposely to protect his private land interests.
According to the petition:
He used his insider position to obstruct the family’s registration process.
He interfered with internal procedures.
He manipulated administrative channels to create delays that had no legal basis.
He attempted to override a Supreme Court ruling, something no public officer has the mandate to do.
The petition says his conduct has gravely eroded confidence in the Lands Commission and undermines Ghana’s land governance architecture.
Alleged Boasting of Political Immunity
In what the family describes as the most frightening element of the saga, they allege that Mr. Danso has openly boasted that he enjoys untouchable political protection.
According to the family:
“He says he is fully protected by the Chief of Staff, Mr. Julius Debrah, and has the full backing of the Mahama government. He told us whatever we do will not see the light of day.”
The petitioners say that if these claims are true, they represent not only arrogance but a terrifying signal that political power may be shielding wrongdoing at the expense of justice.
They insist these claims must be investigated immediately to restore confidence in the government’s commitment to fairness and the rule of law.
Petitioners Demand Immediate Action
The Okpelor Sowah Din Family is calling for strong, swift, and uncompromising action. They are demanding that the Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission:
1. Launch a full-scale investigation into all actions taken by Mr. Benjamin Kwame Danso regarding the Nmai-Dzorn lands.
2. Complete the family’s land registration in accordance with the Supreme Court judgment.
3. Sanction, suspend, or prosecute any official found to have engaged in conflict of interest, abuse of office, obstruction of justice, or manipulation of institutional processes.
They say the continuous delays amount to a constitutional violation and a burial of justice already delivered by the highest court of the land.
A Plea to Protect Justice
The closing tone of the petition is solemn, emotional, and deeply troubling. The family says they have endured attacks, demolitions, gunfire, intimidation, and institutional barriers, all for land that legally belongs to them.
Their appeal is not only for justice but for protection from a system they believe has been compromised.
PETITION AGAINST MR BENJAMIN KWAME DANSO