General News of Friday, 1 August 2003

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Mamponghene Sues The Daily Dispatch

Over 60 Chiefs and queenmothers from the Mampong Traditional Council on Thursday accompanied the MampongHene, Dasabre, Nana Osei Bonsu, to an Accra Fast Track High Court, where Nana Osei Bonsu had filed a civil suit against the Daily Dispatch Newspaper.

It would be recalled that the Daily Dispatch Newspaper carried a story to the effect that, Nana Osei Bonsu allegedly received 30,000 dollars from one Mrs. Rosina Mensah, in order to enstool her as MampongHemaa.

MampongHene filed for Judgement to be given in the case on thursday when Defence Team failed to file their defence until the case was in progress on thursday.

The court presided by Justice Asare Korang, consequently awarded cost of two million cedis against the Daily Dispatch for the late filing of their defence. The date for hearing of the case would be fixed later.