THE people of the Gbefi Traditional Area in the Kpando District have installed a new paramount chief to succeed the late Togbe Ackom VII who died seven years ago.
The new chief, Togbe Ackom VIII, known in private life as Mr Johnson Kudjoe Ackom, 46, is an engineer with the Public Works Department (PWD) at Somanya in the Eastern Region.
Swearing the oath of allegiance at the installation ceremony at Gbefi, Togbe Ackom pledged to bring modernity into the community and appealed to the people to rally behind him in order to realise that objective.
He urged the youth to be disciplined and work assiduously to improve on their standard of education and social status.
A Catholic priest at the Bishop Herman College at Kpando, Reverend Father Francis Agbaku, who consecrated the new chief, advised him to be humble and submissive, with a command of wisdom from God.
He said without wisdom, no chief could rule successfully and, consequently advised the new chief to be guided by God in whatever he did, since “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom”.
Rev Fr Agbaku implored all traditional rulers in the area to co-operate with the new chief by offering him their maximum support and advise.
The grand occasion was graced by the chiefs of the Akome, Dzolo, Agate, Kpando, Ve, Vakpo and Liati traditional areas and was chaired by the Paramount Chief of Vakpo, Togbe Gbogbolulu.
Also present were the Hohoe and Kpando Municipal Chief Executives, Mr John-Peter Amewu and Mr Pius Adanuty, respectively, both of who gave pieces of advice to the chiefs to use their positions as vessels for development.
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