Four Cardiothoracic Surgeons of the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCC), Korle Bu, and a former Stenographer Secretary at the NCC, have filed a court action against the now-retired Cardiothoracic Surgeon and former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, and his son, Dr. Yaw Frimpong-Boateng.
The five plaintiffs who filed the action through their lawyers, Amenuvor and Associates, on Thursday, 12 March 2026, are: Dr. Kow Entsua- Mensah, Professor Ernest Adibuer Aniteye, Dr. David Abraham Kotei, Dr. Lawrence Agyeman Sereboe, and Mrs. Lucy Agyemang, the former Stenographer Secretary at the NCC.
Facts of the Case
According to the statement of claim accompanying the writ of summons filed by the Doctors, they indicate that “sometime in or about the year 2000, it became necessary for the National Cardiothoracic Centre, then headed by Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, to provide housing for medical practitioners who had dedicated their time and expertise to the Centre.
The National Cardiothoracic Centre accordingly acquired parcels of land at Okpoi Gonno, Accra, (Spintex Road) and commenced the construction of residential buildings thereon up to the lintel level.
“The Plaintiffs (the 4 Doctors and the former secretary) say that they, together with some nurses of the NCC, were allocated portions of the said land and were required to complete the buildings themselves and take possession thereof.
“Sometime between 2006 and 2009, they were granted the said properties to complete, own, and occupy using their personal resources, which the Plaintiffs (the 4 Doctors and the former secretary) duly did by taking the necessary steps to complete the buildings.
“Upon completing the buildings with their personal funds, they have since taken possession and have been living in the said properties without any encumbrance from anybody whatsoever, and that they have been in open, continuous, uninterrupted, and exclusive possession of the properties in dispute from 2006 to date.”
Ownership Rights
In their statement of claim, the Plaintiffs (the 4 Doctors and the former secretary) further explain that “since taking possession of the properties in 2006, they have occupied, used and exercised full control and ownership rights over the properties, including the payment of utility bills and other outgoings associated with the properties.
Professor Frimpong Boateng and his son Dr Yaw Frimpong Boateng, according to the plaintiffs, “stood by and allowed them to expend substantial personal resources in completing the buildings and occupying the same as their homes, and as a result, they are estopped from denying them ownership and proprietary interests in the said properties.”
“The Plaintiffs (the 4 Doctors and the former secretary) say that the Defendants’ recent attempt to assert ownership over the properties after allowing them to develop and occupy the same for over 17years is unconscionable, wrongful, and contrary to equity and good conscience.
“The Plaintiffs (the 4 Doctors and the former secretary) say that sometime in February 2026, Professor Frimpong lodged a complaint at the Rent Control Department, Accra, asserting ownership of the properties and alleging that the 4 Doctors and secretary were allowed “to occupy the house temporarily out of goodwill. There was no agreement for rent, no transfer of ownership and no gift of land or property, no deeds or documents was ever executed in their favour”.
“The complaint lodged by Professor Frimpong Boateng at the Rent Control Department, Accra, describing (the 4 Doctors and the former secretary) as tenants is false, misleading and calculated to improperly invoke the jurisdiction of the Rent Control Department, as no landlord–tenant relationship has ever existed between (the 4 Doctors and the former secretary) and Professor Frimpong Boateng on their own showing,” the statement of claim read.
“The attempt to characterize (the 4 Doctors and the former secretary) as tenants is a deliberate stratagem intended to wrongfully evict them from properties which they completed with their own resources and have occupied for several years, which properties were allotted to them by the National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle Bu.
“Professor Frimpong Boateng’s conduct in lodging the said complaint and subsequently visiting the properties of the 4 Doctors and the former secretary. to inscribe threatening words thereon, “THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD. MOVE OUT BY 16/03/2026” amounts to harassment, intimidation, and an unlawful attempt to dispossess the 4 Doctors and the former secretary, other than by due process of law,” the statement of claim further read.
The 4 Doctors and the former secretary pointed out that Professor Frimpong Boateng’s actions in attempting to assert ownership and disturb their possession are unlawful and amount to wrongful interference with their proprietary rights. The Doctors added that “unless restrained by the Court, Professor Frimpong Boateng and his son Dr Yaw Frimpong Boateng, will continue to interfere with their quiet enjoyment and ownership of the said properties.”
Reliefs Sought
To this end, the 4 Doctors and the former secretary are seeking 5 forms of relief. First is “a declaration that they (the 4 Doctors and the former secretary) are the lawful owners and persons in possession of the respective properties allocated to them at Okpoi Gonno, Accra, and having their house numbers so named in the writ, which properties they completed with their personal resources and have been in open, continuous and uninterrupted possession of since 2006.”
Second, “an order of perpetual injunction restraining Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng and his son, Dr. Yaw Frimpong Boateng, their agents, assigns, privies, servants, or howsoever described from interfering with their (the 4 Doctors and the former secretary) ownership, possession, and quiet enjoyment of the said properties.
Third, an order directed at Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng and his son, Dr. Yaw Frimpong Boateng, to remove the inscription “THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD, MOVE OUT BY 16/03/2026” written on the properties of the 4 Doctors and the former secretary. Fourth, General Damages for trespass and unlawful interference with the Plaintiffs’ proprietary rights, and lastly, costs, including legal costs.
