THE YORUBA ORIGIN OF THE GA – ADANGBE PEOPLE IN GHANA

THE YORUBA ORIGIN OF THE GA – ADANGBE PEOPLE IN GHANA ??

These are pictures of the recent visit of of the Ga Mantse, [Taki Teiko Tsuru II], the traditional King of the Gã ethnic nationality of the Accra region in Ghana during his visit to Ile ife, the ancestral home and source of his people to confirm their Yoruba/Ife origins and strengthen traditional ties.
According to the history of the Ga people, they originated from Yorubaland before migrating further west into the region now known as modern day southern Ghana led by the powerful Ayi-Kushi.
The Yoruba people, also known as ‘Alata’ in Southern Ghana also have another traditional stool dating from the 1600s in the Greater Accra Region as the ‘Alata Mantse’ of Osu. The people of Osu Alata in Southern Ghana today are Yoruba descendants.

Highlights of the re-union event…
– The Ga Adangbe people emigrated out of Yorubaland.
– They are the people of Ga Mashie (Accra), Osu, Labadi Teshie, Tema, Ada and other towns in the greater Accra region.
– The Ga Mantse (King) visited Ile Ife in 2022 with 23 Ga Emissaries to strenghten their Yoruba ties.
– The Ga Mantse visited places like the Moremi Ajasoro Grove, Obatala temple, the house of Oranmiyan, and the Grand Temple of Ifa in Ile Ife.