Correspondence from the Eastern Region

The demolition of the Anoo Royal Family house near Jackson Park in Koforidua has triggered a fresh dispute over ownership, traditional authority and the legal basis for the destruction of the property.

At a press conference in Koforidua on Sunday, September 6, 2026, Abusuapanin of the Anoo Royal Family, Yaw Asiedu Boadu, said he personally ordered the demolition and denied claims that Nana Dwomoh Brobbey, the CEO of Capital View Hotel, was responsible.

His position was subsequently reinforced by lawyer Martin Amoyaw, who challenged claims by persons he said were presenting themselves as having a legitimate claim to the property.

The building, variously referred to as the Anoo Palace, Anoo Family House or Anoh Palace, was demolished on September 3, 2026, in an incident that initially generated accusations against Brobbey and sparked anger among persons claiming an interest in the property.

Anoo family says it ordered demolition

Boadu said the demolition was carried out on the authority of the Anoo family and that Brobbey had no involvement in the exercise.

According to him, the family had pursued the matter through the courts and had obtained favourable rulings from the Koforidua High Court dating back to the 1990s.

He said the old structure posed a safety risk and that the demolition was intended to clear the site for redevelopment into a modern facility befitting the status of the Anoo family.

Boadu further maintained that the family followed the appropriate legal processes before undertaking the demolition and invited anyone who disagreed with the action to challenge it in court.

However, members of the Oyoko Royal Family have disputed the Anoo family's claim, asserting that they have an ownership interest in the property and questioning the Anoo family's authority to demolish it.

Lawyer questions rival claims

Speaking about the controversy, lawyer Martin Amoyaw said the demolition should not be portrayed as an attack on another family's property, insisting that the structure belonged to the Anoo family.

Amoyaw said the family became aware of the demolition after hearing the noise from the exercise and later encountered people protesting and claiming that the property belonged to them.

On that basis, Amoyaw questioned what he described as their "locus" or legal standing to claim ownership or authority over the property.

He dismissed the opposing narrative as an attempt to generate public sympathy through emotional appeals rather than through evidence of ownership.

'It is Anoo family property'

Amoyaw said the purpose of the press conference was to correct what he described as misinformation surrounding the demolition and to make it clear that the property was not the property of an unrelated group.

He said the building was an Anoo family property and that its demolition had been authorised by the Abusuapanin, Yaw Asiedu Boadu, as part of plans to remodel or redevelop the site.

"The press conference was primarily to disabuse the minds of all the people of Ghana, the whole world, that it is not only others' property that has been pulled down," Amoyaw said.

He maintained that the demolition was carried out as a family decision and rejected suggestions that an outsider had entered the property and unlawfully demolished another family's building.

Capital View Hotel CEO denies involvement

The controversy initially focused heavily on Nana Dwomoh Brobbey, who is both the CEO of Capital View Hotel and a member of the Anoo Royal Family.

Brobbey has denied any involvement in the demolition.

He said he was shocked after being publicly accused over an incident he claimed to know nothing about and described the allegations as an attempt by some individuals to damage his reputation and businesses.

Brobbey said he had lived peacefully with people in Koforidua for more than five decades and would not engage in conduct intended to cause harm to others.

He also urged journalists, particularly vloggers, to verify information before publishing allegations capable of damaging people's reputations.

Court order remains central to controversy

The Anoo family's account places considerable emphasis on previous court proceedings.

Boadu said the family had taken the matter to the Koforidua High Court and that the court had repeatedly ruled in its favour since the 1990s.

He linked the demolition to those rulings and said the family had followed the legal processes necessary to demolish the old structure.