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Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, the Supreme Chief of the Anfoega Traditional Area, is the newly elected President of the House of Chiefs of the Volta Region.
He will be assisted by Togbega Patamia Dzekle VII from Battor.
The two were elected today at the Volta Regional Chamber of Chiefs after an exchange of views on the appropriateness of the method used to obtain powers for chiefs who were unable to attend today’s event.
Some bosses who allegedly appointed proxies to vote on their behalf came forward to vote themselves.
However, the chamber agreed after a time of fierce debate to allow only representatives of the chiefs who were absent to vote on his behalf.
The chamber also elected three other chiefs in addition to the president and vice president to represent the Volta Region Chamber of Chiefs in the National House of Chiefs.
The three are Togbe Afede from Asogli State, Togbe Gbogbo Lulu from Vapko, and Togbe Doglo Anuma from Avenor.
President-elect Togbe Tepre Hodo in his victory speech praised the chiefs for choosing chiefs who would maintain the political neutrality of the house over others who clearly had political interests.
“We have always maintained our political neutrality and we think that the decision of the Volta Chamber of Regional Chiefs was to the effect that we will not allow anyone to interfere with the political neutrality of the house and that is what we established today through the elections. . Hinted Togbe Tepre Hodo.
Togbe Tepre Hodo also called on members to continue to do everything possible to help restore the dignity of the chieftain institution.
He urged everyone, including the bosses who lost the elections, to also join the house leadership so that everyone works in the best interest of the house and the people of the Volta region.
Among the chiefs who lost their elections, the Awomefia of Anlo state, Togbe Sri III, who arrived early Thursday morning stands out. [15-10-2020] he complied with a lawsuit questioning his eligibility to participate in the elections.
Some indigenous people of the Anglo State filed the complaint to challenge the eligibility of the Awomefia of the State of Anlo, Togbui Sri III to be the head of Anlo and his eligibility to participate in the elections to represent the Chamber of Heads of the Volta Region at national.
Togbui Sri III was one of 11 chiefs vying for five positions to represent the Region as members of the National House of Chiefs.
Some three indigenous people from Anlo state, namely Amega Andrew Atsu Kokor, Amega Albert Kwaku Kume and Amega Wisdom Atiasa Kukubor, insist that he is not the right person to be on the throne, so he has no right to stand for the election to the throne. national house of chiefs.
They argue that Togbui Sri III, known in private life as COP Patrick Agbogba, is not an indigenous person from the land of Anlo, nor is he a member of the family who should lead the Anlo state as chief.
Another notable name that did not win his bid is Togbe Adongaga Amenya Fiti from Aflao.
Togbe Fiti also sought to be part of the five representatives of the Volta Region in the National House of Chiefs.
