National House of Chiefs of Ghana

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The National House of Chiefs of Ghana is a constitutional body that brings together traditional rulers from across the country to advise on chieftaincy matters and customary law.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body ⓘ
national house of chiefs ⓘ
public institution of Ghana ⓘ
collaboratesWith Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs of Ghana ⓘ
composedOf paramount chiefs ⓘ
representatives of regional houses of chiefs ⓘ
constitutionalRecognition recognized under the 1992 Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
constitutionalStatus independent body ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
establishedFor advising state institutions on chieftaincy ⓘ
coordination of traditional authorities at national level ⓘ
harmonization of customary practices ⓘ
governedBy president of the National House of Chiefs ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Republic of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Ghana
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasPart Judicial Committee ⓘ
Research and Traditional Affairs Committee ⓘ
Standing Committee ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.nationalhouseofchiefsgh.org/ ⓘ
headedByTitle President of the National House of Chiefs ⓘ
influences development planning in traditional areas ⓘ
national policy on chieftaincy ⓘ
legalBasis Chieftaincy Act of Ghana ⓘ
Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
locatedIn Kumasi ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Ashanti Region ⓘ
partOf chieftaincy institution of Ghana ⓘ
role advises government on traditional matters ⓘ
advises on chieftaincy matters ⓘ
advises on customary law ⓘ
codifies customary law ⓘ
interprets customary law ⓘ
promotes national unity through traditional leadership ⓘ
protects and preserves chieftaincy institution ⓘ
settles disputes relating to chieftaincy ⓘ
sector chieftaincy ⓘ
customary law ⓘ
traditional governance ⓘ
subjectArea codification of lines of succession ⓘ
customary land tenure ⓘ
succession to stools and skins ⓘ
traditional leadership succession disputes ⓘ
supervises Regional Houses of Chiefs of Ghana ⓘ
typeOfMembership chiefs ⓘ
traditional rulers ⓘ
worksOn conflict resolution in traditional areas ⓘ
peacebuilding through traditional mechanisms ⓘ
preservation of Ghanaian cultural heritage ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ga Mantse → recognizedBy → National House of Chiefs of Ghana ⓘ
subject linked to: Ga Mantse (Ga king)
Omanhene → participatesIn → National House of Chiefs ⓘ
linked to: National House of Chiefs of Ghana
Teshie Traditional Council → recognizedBy → National House of Chiefs of Ghana ⓘ
Ga State → recognizedBy → National House of Chiefs (Ghana) ⓘ
linked to: National House of Chiefs of Ghana
Ga Traditional Council → recognizedBy → National House of Chiefs ⓘ
linked to: National House of Chiefs of Ghana
Ga Traditional Council → subordinateTo → National House of Chiefs of Ghana ⓘ
Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs → partOf → National House of Chiefs (Ghana) ⓘ
linked to: National House of Chiefs of Ghana
Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs → subjectTo → National House of Chiefs (Ghana) ⓘ
linked to: National House of Chiefs of Ghana
Ga Traditional Area → recognizedBy → National House of Chiefs of Ghana ⓘ
Ga Mantse → recognizedBy → House of Chiefs of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: National House of Chiefs of Ghana
Osu Traditional Council → recognizedBy → National House of Chiefs of Ghana ⓘ
Tema Traditional Council → recognizedBy → National House of Chiefs (Ghana) ⓘ
linked to: National House of Chiefs of Ghana
Ada Traditional Council → recognisedBy → National House of Chiefs of Ghana ⓘ