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.

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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

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Ga Mantse (Ga king) associatedInstitution Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs
subject surface form: Ga Mantse
Ga-Adangbe hasInstitution Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs
this entity surface form: Dangme Traditional Council