The Office of the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has dismissed claims that the Court of Appeal in Kumasi has declared Nii Adama Latse II as the Ga Mantse.

In a press statement dated June 13, 2025, it described the reports, which have been widely circulated on social media, as false, misleading, and legally unfounded. "We wish to state unequivocally that this assertion is false, misleading, and legally unfounded.

Legal experts have affirmed that, under Ghanaian law, the Courts have no jurisdiction to determine causes or matters affecting chieftaincy, as such matters fall exclusively within the purview of the Judicial such matters fall exclusively within the purview of the Judicial Committees of the Traditional Councils, Regional and National Houses of Chiefs. "It is, therefore, legally inaccurate to claim that the Court of Appeal, Kumasi, has declared Nil Adama Latse II as Ga Mantse," it noted.

The Office of the Ga Mantse further clarified that the Court of Appeal did not rule on the chieftaincy status of Nii Adama Latse II but rather affirmed an earlier High Court decision ordering the National House of Chiefs to restore his name to the National Register of Chiefs - an administrative matter, not a ruling on legitimacy. "The Court of Appeal merely affirmed the High Court's earlier order of mandamus compelling the National House of Chiefs to restore the name into the National Register of Chiefs within 14 days.