Ga Traditional Council

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chieftaincy institution traditional authority traditional council

The Ga Traditional Council is the traditional governing body representing the chiefs and people of the Ga ethnic group, primarily based in and around Accra, Ghana.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chieftaincy institution ⓘ
traditional authority ⓘ
traditional council ⓘ
basedIn Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalOfTraditionalArea Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Ga-Dangme culture ⓘ
Government of Accra traditional area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Traditional councils in Ghana ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
culturalRole guardian of Ga heritage ⓘ
promotion of Ga language and culture ⓘ
ethnicGroupRepresented Ga people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ga-Dangme people NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs Ga State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ga traditional areas ⓘ
hasFunction advising government on Ga traditional matters ⓘ
codifying Ga customary practices ⓘ
enstoolment and destoolment of chiefs ⓘ
installation of Ga chiefs ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Ga Mashie NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditional areas in and around Accra ⓘ
headedBy Ga Mantse NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfAdministration English ⓘ
Ga NERFINISHED ⓘ
leadershipTitle Ga Mantse NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalStatus customary law authority in Ghana ⓘ
locatedIn Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
overseesFestival Homowo festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Ghanaian chieftaincy system ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
National House of Chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionServed Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ga State ⓘ
Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
represents Ga chiefs ⓘ
Ga people NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor customary law administration ⓘ
dispute resolution among Ga people ⓘ
management of Ga stool lands ⓘ
organization of traditional festivals ⓘ
preservation of Ga customs and traditions ⓘ
traditional governance ⓘ
subordinateTo Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ
National House of Chiefs of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalCapital Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfLeadership paramount chieftaincy ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ga Mantse (Ga king) → associatedInstitution → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Ga Mantse
Ga Mashie → governedBy → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
Ga-Adangbe → hasInstitution → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
Ga Mantse (Ga king) → recognizedBy → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Ga Mantse
Ga Mantse (Ga king) → traditionalCouncilHead → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Ga Mantse