I want an end to selling of family lands - Doblo Chief

Nii Doblo Ayikai, the Chief of Ayikai Doblo, on Thursday called on government and institutions to come to their aid in stopping unscrupulous people from selling their lands to individuals and organisations.

He said the land in issue is as of now in the extent of 4,419.20 acres and not 22,082 acres, a wrong fact and position being imposed on the general public by Nii Ayikai lll, the current Akanmajen Mantse.

At a press conference in Accra, Nii Doblo Ayikai said it was incorrect to say that the Ayikai Doblo land is within the region of 22,082 acres, since that would mean that it involves the surrounding villages like Nsakinaa, Obeyie and Oyansana just to mention a few of them.

He said “the 4,419.20 acreage as we have always maintained is eloquently captured and same is potently clear on the judgement plan of a judgement delivered by His Lordship Justice I. O. Tanko Amadu as he then was in a case entitled Adjei Kojo Ayikai vrs Nii Ayikai Doblo.”

He said it is important to note that the said judgement still stands since same has not been challenged and overturned.

“It was factually incorrect for Nii Ayikai III of Akumajen to labour under the notion that the land, the subject matter of this press conference is a stool land, we say it is not and the factual position is that, the said land indeed and in fact is the bonafide (sole property) of the three families namely Okaina Mensah We, Doblo Shia and Nii Kweifio We as found by Justice I. O Tank in his judgement delivered in favour of the defendant therein (Nii Ayikai Doblo) and same does not form part of Akumajen stool.”

Nii Ayikai said it is important to note once more that, during the pendency of the case, it came to the fore that, the subject (the land) matter of the suit forms part of the total land belonging to the three (3) families.

On the issue of Nii Ayi Kojo family, he said there was no such family in Ayikai Doblo, adding that it was a fact known to all in Ayikai Doblo that the said Nii Kojo Family is a faceless entity and it is a ploy by all those who are peddling such falsehood to pull the wool in the eyes of innocent members of the general public.

He said the power of Attorney so granted to Nii Amon Dodoo (aka Azonto) by Nii Ayikai III and his Secretary was actuated by fraud and malice.

“The said holder of the power of Attorney hails from Nii Kweifio family, a family which was instrumental in the selection, nomination and installation of me as chief of Ayikai Doblo on April 18, 1985.”

He cautioned the public that the manufacturing, procuring or donating of such power of attorney to the said Nii Amoo Dodoo is a scheme put up to dupe them, since all official records at the Lands Commission clearly points to only one irresistible fact that the said land belongs to the Ayikai Doblo family and not Akumajen stool.

He said since time immemorial Ayikai Doblo lands has been a family land and still remains so, adding that the power of attorney so granted, is a grand plan to dupe the general public.