BY: VoltaOnline NewsDesk
The National House of Chiefs has affirmed Torgbui Kludzi III, known in private life as Samuel Pascal Gakor, asthe legitimate Dufia (Divisional Chief) of Avenor Gefia in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region.
This follows a review of official records and recommendations from the Volta Regional House of Chiefs. According to a letter cited by VoltaOnline, dated March 12, 2025, and signed by Acting Registrar Muhammed Ikililu, the Volta Regional House of Chiefs confirmed that Torgbui Kludzi III has been duly registered as Dufia of Avenor Gefia since 2015.
The document further stated that he has neither abdicated, been destooled, nor passed away. Asa result, the Regional House of Chiefs formally requested the removal of the name of a rival chief, Torgbui Korbadzi III—known in private life as Michael Papa Ahiadeke—from the National Register of Chiefs, as his registration in December 2022 conflicted with an existing substantive chief.
In response, the Standing Committee of the National House of Chiefs convened on March 27, 2025, and unanimously resolved to delete the name of Torgbui Korbadzi III from the register. This decision was communicated in a letter dated May 9, 2025, and signed by National House of Chiefs Registrar, Anthony Yeboah Tabiri, with a certified extract from the National Register of Chiefs attached to confirm the update.
“I write to inform you that at the Standing Committee Meeting of the House that took place on Thursday, March 27, 2025, members unanimously resolved to have the name of Torgbui Korbadzi III deleted from the National Register of Chiefs as Dufia of Avenor Gefia in the Avenor Traditional Area in the Volta Region on the basis that at the time of his registration, there was a substantive chief of the town by name Torgbui Kludzi III, whose details were entered into the National Register of Chiefs as far back as 2015, and is neither dead, abdicated nor destooled,” the letter to the Volta Regional House of chiefs stated.
The resolution is expected to finality to the lingering chieftaincy dispute in the Gefia community and the entire Avenor Traditional area in the last few years.
