Anlo Afiadenyigba

Anlo Afiadenyigba is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. The town is located on the southern part of the Keta Lagoon.

Anlo Afiadenyigba
Anlo Afiadenyigba
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 6°1′27.04″N 0°59′0.79″E
Country Ghana
RegionVolta Region
DistrictKeta Municipal District
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

History

The people of Afiadenyigba are descendants of the Anlo Ewe groups who settled in Anloga. The Anlo ancestors migrated from Notsie in central Togo in the mid –seventeenth century (Between the sea and the lagoon). The Anlo ancestors established several small settlements on the southern and northern shores of the Keta Lagoon. Afiadenyigba is on the northern part.

The conflicts between the Anlo and Keta led to war in 1792 and Keta was razed to the ground. The people of Keta migrated east and founded the state on some on land granted to them by Klikor. It was at this time that Salu also went to ask land from the Klikor people to settle on.

Occupation

Most of the inhabitants are fisher folk who fish in the Keta Lagoon. The women trade in fried fish between Ghana and Togo. Some of the men are kente weavers who sell their work in Agbozume market.

Music

Afiadenyigba has been noted for learning and performing many music dances. Fishermen who traveled out to Benin, Togo or Nigeria learnt many dances which they brought to the town. They go to other towns to teach such drums as Gahu Dance

A music and dance group found in the area is the Gadzo Group [1] founded by the late Mortoo Agbovor in 1939, named after war dance and drum rhythm performed by the community's forefathers as they migrated into Southeastern Ghana Ghana.

Education

The town has the Anlo Afiadenyigba Secondary School.[2][3] The school is a second cycle institution.[4]

Chiefs of Afiadenyigba

There are seven chiefs in the town. These are as follows.

DivisionName of ChiefDesignation
DzieheTogbi Kwakutse BoafoDziehefia
LagbatiTogbi SabaFomefia
AbormeTogbi Kadzahlo and Torgbi AhorluDufia, Fomefia
KpornugaTogbi Ekpe Subo and Togbi AvuwordaFomefia
AgbonugaTogbi KamuAgbonugafia
AfiadenyigbagaTogbi SaluDutor
NyravaseNo chiefNo Chief

Local Government Representation

The town has three assembly members which represent the town at the Keta Municipal Assembly. These are as follows

Name of Assembly MemberArea of Jurisdiction
Hon Gilbert KeklieDziehe, Kpornuga, Ablorme,
Hon Amos Kwesi AmetsimeyAgbonuga and Afiadenyigbaga
Hon Jacob OnipayedeNyravase and Tengekope

References
  1. chrome-extension://cbnaodkpfinfiipjblikofhlhlcickei/src/pdfviewer/web/viewer.html?file=http://digitalcollections.sit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1074&context=african_diaspora_isp
  2. "Educational Institutions". www.centralregion.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. "References » Schools/Colleges". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. "List of Secondary Schools in Ghana". www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/. Retrieved 12 August 2011.


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