The Kingmakers and Council of Elders of the Toh/Tovie Clan of Mafi Adidome and associated communities have enstooled a new chief for Adidome named Mr Emmanuel Fiagbenu, senior corporate affairs manager at the National Information Technology Agency.
The new Chief was enstooled under the stool name Togbe Kwasinyi Agyeman V. The enstoolment was done in Adidome over the weekend.
After going through the customary and traditional processes, the Chief was outdoored and presented to the largerclan and the entire Adidome township in a colourful procession through the principal streets ending with a durbar at the Market Square.
The enstoolment and outdooring of the new Chief was performed and witnessed by the Council of Elders of the Toh/Tovie Clan, supported by the Mafi Paramountcy and the three (3) military wings of Mafi (Awanutorwo), and was witnessed by several Chiefs from the Mafi State and representative chiefs from the Toh/Tovie Clan of Anglo and Togo.
The new Chief, known in private life as Mr. Emmanuel James Atiemo Fiagbenu, is the Senior Corporate Affairs Manager at the National Information Technology Agency (NITA). He is oldest son of the late Hlortator Seth Kwabla Fiagbenu (the immediate past head of the Toh/Tovie Clan of Adidome), and the grandson of the legendary Togbe Kwasinyi Agyeman III, the late Fia of Adidome.
Speaking at the function, the new Fia of Adidome pledged to make the development of Adidome his focus. He said, “I look forward to working with the Community leaders, District Assembly, NGOs, Government and Businesses to bring the town, which is the capital of the Central Tongu District, back on track as the vibrant town it used to be during the reign of Togbe Kwasinyi Agyeman III.
He also said during his grandfather’s reign, the town attracted the interest and attention of Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s government which led to the establishment of institutions such as the State farms, Workers Brigade, Animal Husbandry, and several other public and private institutions ranging from agro-related entities to health institutions such as Ameyi Farms (Gbedemah Farms) to the Adidome Hospital. “The goal of my grandfather who lived from 1897 to 1973 was to make Adidome one of the most attractive towns in the Volta Region and this is possible.”
Source: myghanadaily
