Testimonies about the Project

  • Togbe Afede XIV.President of National House of Chiefs(Life Patron of Ghana State Book Project)

    Togbe Afede XIV.President of National House of Chiefs(Life Patron of Ghana State Book Project)

Traditional Authority VS Political Authority

Before the emergence of political governance, there existed the Traditional rule mainly controlled by the chiefs. This was done in many ways and was considered as traditional norms and practices referred to as “the power of the chiefs”. The way through which the chiefs exercised this control or power in governing the people is what was termed Traditional Authority. The emergence of political governance appears to have weakened the entire control of the traditional authority...Read more

- Botchway’s Article