The court upheld the Assembly's application on June 17, 2026, and the auctioneer has since been served with the ruling and the necessary documents to facilitate the immediate release of the vehicle.

The order followed an application filed by the Assembly through the Office of the Attorney-General, seeking the release of a Nissan Pick-up with registration number GN 8864-18, which had been attached in execution of a judgment debt.

The dispute arose after the vehicle was seized to enforce a court judgment against the Assembly, prompting the intervention of the Attorney-General's Department.

According to court documents the vehicle is a public asset acquired by the Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and assigned to the Assembly to facilitate the discharge of its statutory responsibilities.

The documents stated that the vehicle remains the property of the State and is therefore not liable to attachment or execution in satisfaction of the judgment debt.

In its ruling, the court held that public assets assigned to state institutions for the performance of official functions are generally not subject to attachment where such action would impede the discharge of their statutory duties.

The court further observed that while judgment debts must be enforced, public interest considerations must be taken into account, particularly where the seizure of essential government property could disrupt critical local governance functions.

The Attorney-General argued that the attachment of the vehicle was unlawful because it was state property used for official duties, including project supervision, monitoring, revenue mobilisation and the implementation of government programmes.

Court documents also indicated that the continued detention of the vehicle had adversely affected the Assembly's ability to carry out its statutory mandate and deliver essential services to residents.

The High Court subsequently granted the application on June 24, 2026, and ordered the immediate release of the vehicle to the Akatsi South Municipal Assembly.

The ruling has been welcomed by sections of residents in the municipality, who commended the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Daniel Dagba, for pursuing legal action to secure the release of the Assembly's vehicle.

Mr Dagba confirmed the development to the Ghana News Agency, saying the recovery of the vehicle would significantly enhance the Assembly's operational capacity by improving project supervision, revenue mobilisation, monitoring and the delivery of essential services across the municipality.

Assembly officials also expressed optimism that the ruling would help prevent similar disruptions to the operations of local government authorities in the future.

Some residents described the decision as a significant step towards safeguarding public assets and reaffirming the need to protect government property through lawful means.