The Ga Traditional Council is one of the 12 Traditional Councils in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. [1] It oversees the Ga Traditional Area, [2] [3] which includes areas such as Tema and Ashaiman. It is also the traditional body in charge of enstooling the Ga-Mantse [4] and Ga-Manye [5]
[6] The Ga-Traditional Council are the traditional custodians of the Ga-Traditional area, [7] which forms one of the six traditional areas in the Accra, the capital city of Ghana. [8] [9] Per their mandate, they hold the authority to instill directions of the restriction on activities such as ban on noise making and funerals [10] to preserve the traditional heritage of the Ga-Adangbe tribe. They can also revoke chiefly titles as in the case of Nii Kotey Ga, the Asafoatse of the Asere Djorshie. [11]
The Ga Traditional Council is led by the President of the Council. Since 2015, the President of the Ga Traditional Council is His Royal Majesty [Boni King Tackie Adama Latse II], who doubles as the Ga Mantse. [12] [13]
