Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs
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The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs is a statutory traditional authority body in Ghana that brings together paramount and divisional chiefs from the Greater Accra Region to deliberate on customary matters and advise on regional governance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dangme Traditional Council | 1 |
| Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Regional House of Chiefs
ⓘ
statutory traditional authority body ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroups |
Dangme people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | chieftaincy institution in Ghana ⓘ |
| category |
Government of Ghana institutions
ⓘ
Traditional councils in Ghana ⓘ |
| composedOf |
divisional chiefs in Greater Accra Region
ⓘ
paramount chiefs in Greater Accra Region ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| governanceLevel | subnational ⓘ |
| governsDomain |
chieftaincy affairs
ⓘ
customary law ⓘ traditional governance ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | recognized traditional areas in Greater Accra Region ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
advises government on matters affecting chieftaincy in Greater Accra
ⓘ
codification of customary law at regional level ⓘ maintains register of stools and skins in the region ⓘ participates in national consultations on traditional governance through the National House of Chiefs ⓘ registration of chiefs within the region ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialStatus | constitutionally recognized body ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advises on regional governance
ⓘ
deliberates on customary matters ⓘ interprets customary law within its jurisdiction ⓘ preserves customs and traditions of ethnic groups in Greater Accra Region ⓘ settles chieftaincy disputes at regional level ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMember |
divisional chief
ⓘ
paramount chief ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Dangme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ Ga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Chieftaincy Act of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constitution of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National House of Chiefs (Ghana) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Government of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (Ghana) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | regional ⓘ |
| sector |
public administration
ⓘ
traditional authority system ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
National House of Chiefs (Ghana)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of Ghana in matters of law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
district assemblies in Greater Accra Region ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ga Mantse
this entity surface form:
Dangme Traditional Council