AGBOGBOMEFIA TOGBE AFEDE XIV AND THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE HO-ASOGLI STATE

ABSTRACT This thesis was a study into the politics of development under the leadership of Agbogbomefia Togbe Afede XIV of Ho-Asogli State. The study adopted the qualitative approach to collect data and interviews were conducted with informants. Secondary sources such as newspaper publications, brochures, books, journals, and articles and speeches were used to support the primary data. The research gave a brief background of the history, politics and the state of development in the Ho-Asogli state before Togbe Afede XIV ascended the throne. The research went on to interrogate the profile of Togbe Afede XIV, tracing his birth and education, early working life, his entrepreneurial and business acumen, his installation as a chief, his induction into the Asogli Traditional Council and the Regional House of Chiefs and the various awards that he received. The thesis further interrogated the contribution of Togbe Afede XIV to the development of Ho-Asogli State and the role that he has played in national politics and development. The thesis finally looked at the developmental challenges that Togbe Afede XIV has encountered and his weaknesses as well. The thesis concluded that Togbe Afede XIV has contributed to development at both local and national levels and this has reinforced his relevance and that of chieftaincy in contemporary development discourse in Ghana.