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Many Krobo people were living in the surrounding areas at the foot of the mountain, working on their farms, and, as was to be expected, for those at the foot of the mountain and further afield (some even a few days away), it was very hard to travel to the mountain, collect belongings and bring them down within the three-day limit.
The Odumase dynasty is the reigning royal house of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [1] [2] The monarch of the Odumase dynasty is the konor, or paramount chief. [1] [2]
Nene Sakite II (born in Odumase) is the fifth and reigning Konor, or paramount chief, of the Manya Krobo, enstooled in 1999. [1] [2] [3] His predecessor was Azzu Mate Kole II, who ruled Manya Krobo from 1939 until his death in 1990. [1] [2] There was an interregnum in Manya Krobo between 1990 and 1999 due to chieftaincy succession disputes. [3] [4]
For the Shai and Krobo people, the Dipo is the formal rite of passage. Originally designed as a formal marriage training for mature women in their twenties, [ 9 ] Dipo has evolved into a pre-marital sexual purification [ 10 ] rite that involves teenage girls conducting traditional religious rituals and putting on dance performances for the public.
Oklemekuku, Nene Azzu Mate Kole II, KMC, OBE, OV, known in private life as Frederick Lawer Mate Kole (January 1910 – 15 March 1990) was a Ghanaian paramount chief and statesman who served as the fourth monarch or king, Konor of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area in southeastern Ghana and reigned from 1939 to 1990.
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