THE REPUBLIC VS REV. NYEENYAMI E. WOVENU & ORS

FACTS: The Application for contempt was commenced against 7 Respondents but it was discontinued against the 4th, 5th and 6th Respondents.

The facts underpinning the application are captured in the affidavit in support filed on the 14th of November 2022 and the supplementary affidavit filed on the 16th of January 2023. The Plaintiffs/Applicants herein have sued the Defendants jointly and severally for the following reliefs: i. A declaration by the Honourable Court that following resolution of the first General Conference (Governing Body) of the Apostle's Revelation Society for the year 2020 dated 26th September 2020 and held at the International Headquarters of the Church at New Tadzewu in the Volta Region of the Republic of Ghana, the 1st Defendant herein is no longer the leader of the Apostles Revelation Society Church and the Chairman of the General Conference of the Apostles Revelation Society.

An order of the Court directed at the 1st Defendant to vacate the residence of the leader of the Church located within the premises of the Church.

An order of perpetual injunction directed at the 1st Defendant, his servants, agents, privies, assigns, successors in title, personal representatives or any person claiming through him from holding himself out as the Leader of the Church howsoever or whatsoever or in any manner interfering with or in the management and administration of the Church or holding himself out as the Chairman of the General Conference of the Apostles Revelation Society.

Cost of this litigation.

Pending the determination of the suit, the Applicants applied to the Court for an order of interlocutory injunction which the Honourable Court granted on the 28th of July 2022 and injuncted the 1st Defendant in the following terms: "it is hereby ordered that the 1st Defendant/Respondent herein their agents, assigns, privies or howsoever otherwise described are restrained from interfering with the management and administration of the Church, the planning and celebration of the annual anniversary of the Church and the publishing of the Pocket Calendar and the Executive Committee of the General Conference of the Church is given interim administration and management of the Church pending the determination of the issues in controversy. "It is the case of Applicants that the Order with a Penal Notice was served on the 1st Respondent and he knew exactly what he was restrained from doing.

That the 2nd to 4th Respondents are assigns, agents and privies of