About Tɔgbui Đeitse Ⅶ
Ken Fiakofi; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Tɔgbui Đeitse Ⅶ)
Tɔgbui Đeitse Ⅶ is an assistant professor of development economics and a traditional ruler (king) or regional house of the chief of the Awate Traditional Area in the Volta Region of Ghana.
He completes his primary and secondary education at the Awate – Toʤi Roman Catholic Primary and Local Authority Middle School. The honorary chief then attended a secondary school where he passed his GCE “O” and GCE “A” level examinations.
Tɔgbui Đeitse further earned his B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Mathematics, his M.Sc. in Computer Information Science, and his Ph.D. in Business Administration (Economics) in the United States of America.
On June 3rd, 2012, the people and kingmakers of the Awate Traditional Area enthroned the king (chief) of their choice on the chair named Đeitse─Sãkɔmla Stool of the Traditional Area, which has been untaken for over twenty years. This is the first and only stool that their ancestors brought with them when they migrated from the Ŋɔtsie─Glime of the Togo country to settle in this place.
The people wanted someone who would provide the necessary inspiration and guidance for developing the traditional area. People wanted someone to inspire and guide them in developing the traditional area. This led to the founding of ‘The Đeitse Foundation.
History
Aʋate Kumawu (Aʋate Traditional Area) exists in GHANA’s Kpando district of the Volta Region. The traditional area comprises of Awate-Toʤi, Awate-Toɖome, Awate-Agame, Awate-Dzifaʤi, and two resettlement towns namely Aniʤi located at the Afram Plains of the Volta Lake and Vakpo-Dunyo.
Aʋateawe (meaning – People who can ward off enemies -warriors) were believed to be the Warriors and Guards protecting Tɔgbui Agɔkɔli in Ŋɔtsie – Benin where they have migrated from to the present place in the Volta River Basin Kpando District.
These people were believed to have led the way by escaping the atrocities and wickedness of Tɔgbui Agɔkɔli in Ŋɔtsie—Glime, Benin. They were the first to have crossed the Dãyĩ River into their present area, so till today, they celebrate a festival called Dãyĩ Me Tsotso (Crossing the Dãyĩ River).
Most of the groups or small communities that escaped from the kingdom of Tɔgbui Agɔkɔli were unable to cross the little River Dãyĩ (which claimed many lives), so they settled on the other side of the river. However, the Awate People were able to cross this river by their powers which opened the way for other communities to settle across the river in their present-day communities accordingly as act 370.
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