Profile of Togbega Abutia Kodzo Gidi V
Birth and Parentage
Togbegã Abutia Kodzo Gidi V was born on September 13, 1981, into the Royal Hlorviafe Family by Zikpuitor Seth Kodzo Attah (deceased)(Stool Father of the Paramount Stool of Abutia Traditional Area) and Tsiami Aurelia Agbleke (from Ahanoe Clan of Abutia Teti) (deceased) (Most Senior Linguist to the Paramount Queen Mother of Abutia).
Educational Background
Togbegã attended E. P. Primary School and E. P. Junior High School, Abutia Teti, completing his basic education in 1994.
He gained admission into Mawuli School, Ho, in 1995 to read Science. After studying in Mawuli School, for two years, he transferred to Abutia Senior High Technical School which he completed in 1997.
Togbegã continued his education at Ho Technical University (then Ho Polytechnic) where he obtained a Diploma in Business Studies (DBS)(Accounting option) in July 2001. In 2005, Togbegã returned to the Ho Polytechnic to obtain the Higher National Diploma in Marketing which he completed in 2007. He later enrolled at the Evangelical Presbyterian University College, Ho, where he obtained a BSC. (Hons) in Business Administration (Marketing option) in July 2010.
In 2012, Togbegã continued his quest for higher education by enrolling for an online International Executive Master’s Degree in Business Administration (IEMB) at Paris Graduate School of Management, Paris, France.
In 2019, Togbegã gained admission into the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) to read a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Development Finance which he completed successfully in September 2021.
Currently, Togbegã is a doctoral student of Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa, in the Upper West Region of Ghana where he is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Planning and Sustainable Development.
Enstoolment
The Abutia Paramount Black Stool became vacant in September 1990 thus Zikpuitor Attah Kodzo became the leader of the Council of Elders together with Togbe Keh Kwasi VII, the Most Senior Mankrado of Abutia, ably aided by the Town Development Committee, the Peoples Defence Committee (PDC) and the Unit Committees to keep law and order in the communities of Abutia. However, it was obvious to all that the vacancy of the Paramount Black Stool created a power vacuum which retarded the progress and peace of the Abutia State.
The Kwaku Haligã committee, comprising Mr. Kwaku Haligã (deceased), Mr. E. K. Amedzro (deceased), Mr. E. K. Kudiabor (deceased) and Mr. Hanson Kodzo Dogbeten (deceased), was constituted to restore peace to Abutia and fi nd a suitable candidate to occupy the Abutia Paramount Black Stool.
On September 1, 1998, the kingmakers of the Royal Hlorviafe Clan gave the people of Abutia their new leader. Known in private life as Mr. Elikem Sitsofe Kwasi Attah, Togbegã Abutia Kodzo Gidi V became the seventeenth (17th) occupant of the Paramount Black Stool of Abutia after swearing the Great Oath on September 8, 1998, marking a turning point in the history of the Abutia State. At the tender age of nineteen (19), he is the youngest person ever to ascend the Paramount Black Stool of Abutia.
Following the creation of the Abutia Traditional Council by his Excellency the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo and its subsequent inauguration on his behalf by Hon. Kofi Dzamesi then Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Aff airs in 2022, Togbegã became a member of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs and serves on its powerful Judicial Committee.
Working Life
Togbegã was recruited by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department and posted to the Ghana Health Service as an account offi cer in charge of boards and corporations stationed at Ridge Hospital in Accra between 2002 and 2005.
Togbegã did his post HND National Service with the Ghana Education (GES) and opted to teach at his alma mater, Abutia Senior High Technical School, where he taught Business Management endearing himself to his students and his colleague teachers.
After graduating from the E. P. University, Ho, Togbegã was employed by the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) in 2011 as a Business Development Offi cer stationed at Sogakoƒe. After six (6) years of dedicated service to ADB Togbegã tendered in his resignation in April 2017 to focus fulltime on his traditional duties, which culminated in the setting up of the Abutia Traditional Council and farming. Togbegã’s passion for farming has seen him cultivate teak, cocoa, coconuts, maize, pepper, and cassava.
Currently, Togbegã is a director of CCL Properties Management Company Limited, a SSNIT wholly owned limited liability company.