THE BREWING TENSION IN ANLO CHIEFTAINCY CIRCLE
The Chieftaincy institution is one of the oldest institutions which has survived the test of time, despite slight changes in its form and scope, the core mandate of chiefs remains absolute; to forster unity, promote peace, initiate developmental projects and sustain cultural and traditional values. But the case is seemingly different in Anlo. It is beginning to emerge that, things are really falling apart in Anlo chieftaincy circle. This stems from the recent development in Anlo where all of a sudden public announcement and subsequent enstoolment of a new chief of Whuti, who is yet to be officially gazetted and his name be put on the National Register of Chiefs, on his own or stool owners, knowingly or unknowingly arrogated a title and jurisdiction to their stool with little or without any wider consultation with Awomefia, Torgbi Sri III and other divisional area chiefs. This sudden development got many citizens of Anlo alarmed, and many started asking questions as to how Kome and Shi