High Court grants police assistance order for Receiver to take possession of Cheddar’s No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel

The Commercial Division of the High Court in Accra has granted a warrant of police assistance to UK-based Cola Holdings Limited and its appointed Receiver, Nii Amanor Dodoo, to enable them to take possession of the No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel in Osu, Accra.

The ruling, delivered by Justice Samuel Faraday Johnson on July 21, 2026, follows an application by Cola Holdings and the Receiver after they informed the court that they had been unable to obtain peaceful possession of the property.

In its decision, the court authorised the Receiver to seek police support in enforcing possession of the hotel after determining that attempts to take control of the property without resistance had been unsuccessful.

The application was opposed by Kensington Residential Partners 1 Limited through one of its directors, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar.

However, the court dismissed the objections raised by the company and ruled in favour of Cola Holdings and the Receiver.

Justice Faraday Johnson held that Cola Holdings had complied with the legal requirements governing the enforcement of its security interest.

According to the court, the company had:

• Registered its security interest at the Collateral Registry.
• Obtained a Memorandum of No Objection to enforce its security.
• Acted in accordance with the Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2020 (Act 1052).

The judge concluded that, having been unable to obtain possession of the property peacefully, the company was legally entitled to seek police assistance.

The court further held that Kensington Residential Partners 1 Limited failed to provide sufficient evidence to justify refusing the application.

As a result, the application for police assistance was granted.

Court records indicate that:

• Tsatsu Tsikata and Tata Kosi Foliba represented Cola Holdings Limited and Receiver Nii Amanor Dodoo.
• Bobby Banson and Isaac Akerefie-Mensah appeared on behalf of Kensington Residential Partners 1 Limited.

The court clarified that its decision relates solely to the Receiver's request for police assistance in taking possession of the property.

The ruling does not determine:

• The substantive ownership of the property.
• Any pending appeals.
• Any other legal claims between the parties.

Those matters remain subject to separate legal proceedings.

The case forms part of an ongoing legal dispute concerning the enforcement of a security interest over No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel.

Court records show that Nii Amanor Dodoo was appointed Receiver by Cola Holdings Limited under the provisions of the Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2020 (Act 1052) after the company initiated steps to realise its security over the property.

The dispute also stems from earlier proceedings involving the enforcement in Ghana of a judgment delivered by the High Court of England and Wales in favour of Cola Holdings Limited.

In January 2026, Nana Kwame Bediako (Cheddar) publicly stated that he disputed liability under the English court judgment.

According to him:

• The financial facility in question had been obtained by Kensington Residential Partners 1 Limited from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
• He had instructed his lawyers to challenge the registration and enforcement of the foreign judgment in Ghana.
• He had appealed an earlier High Court decision relating to the registration of the judgment and intended to pursue all available legal remedies.

Those appeals and related proceedings remain before the courts.

While the latest ruling empowers the Receiver to obtain police assistance in taking possession of the hotel, it does not determine the merits of the wider legal dispute between the parties.

The substantive issues surrounding the enforcement of the foreign judgment and any outstanding appeals will continue to be addressed through the appropriate judicial processes.