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HISTORY

BRIEF HISTORY OF BATTOR

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DESCRIPTION OF STOOL

Title - DZEKLEY

Traditional Colours -

 White, Red, Green

HISTORY OF THE STOOL AND LAND

STOOL

  1. The Stool was founded by Togbe Glololi prior to the year 1670 and of later known as the Dzekley Stool after the Five Divisions formed a Confederation and adopted the Dzekley Stool as the Paramount Stool for the Battor Traditional Area.
  2. The Land

The Ewes migrated from Egypt through Ethiopia (Abyssinia) and Oyo Kingdom in Nigeria and finally settled at Ketu in Dahomey where they founded the DAGBO Kingdom.

The Ewes moved out of the Dagbo Kingdom due to civil wars and settled at Afado in Bennin and finally to NOTSIE in the Republic of Togo under KING AGORKOLI I

The City of Notsie was walled to protect the citizens from attacks. It was believed that the wall was 4 meters high and 2 meters thick with an 18 kilometers perimeter.

Due to the inhuman treatment of the citizens by King Agorkoli in and around 1670, the Ewes broke the wall which many now described as the GREAT ESCAPE (DODO LE GLIME) in various groups and leaders.

The Battors moved with close relations known as the DAWLOTU. This group comprises:

  1. Kpele Tutu in the Republic of Togo
  2. .Gbledi in the Republic of Ghana
  3. Battor also in the Republic of Ghana
  4. Other relations which are yet to be traced were in the Dawlotu Group.

The Dawlotu Group settled on Tutu Mountains (Tututo) in the Republic of Togo. This group also broke up with the People of Gbledi and Battor moving to the present day Ghana leaving the Kpele Tutu group in the Republic of Togo.

FESTIVALS

There are a number of Festivals that are celebrate by the Chiefs and People of the Battor Traditional Area.

HOGBEZA

The main Festival is the HOGBEZA which is celebrated annually in commemoration of the Great Escape or Dodo le Glime.
The celebration of the Hogbeza in recent times has become the driving force in the mobilisation of the citizens and resources for development.

NOVISI ZA

The Novisi Festival is celebrated annually by the Chiefs and People of Vome-Battor to support their self-help development programmes. The celebration of this festival is to support the development of the Community after its destruction by the Great Floods of 1963.The Chiefs and People of this Community are part of the Kpele Division of the Battor Traditional Area. They actively participate in the main Hogbeza of the Traditional Area.

TSITSORYI ZA

In 1963, the Battor Traditional Area experienced what is termed the Great Floods. Most Communities along the Volta River were almost washed away by the floods. This disaster caused the Salem, Drakope and others to re-locate to Aveyime-Battor. The celebration of the TsitsoryiZa therefore is to commemorate the effect of the flood and the movement of these communities to Aveyime.

ADIDOKPOE DEVELOPMENT FESTIVAL (ADIDAYA)

The destruction caused by the Great Floods of 1963 equally affected the Adidokpoe Township. The celebration of this festival is also to support the self-help development programme of this community which is also celebrated annually after the main Hogbeza of the Chiefs and People of the Battor Traditional Area.

OTHERS

AGBELI ZA

MANYA NGORYI ZA

MORKLIKPO DEVELOPMENT FESTIVAL

ZOMAYI-BATTOR DEVELOPMENT FESTIVAL

DEVE-AKUTA DEVELOPMENT FESTIVAL

 

CHIEFS OF THE TRADITIONAL AREA

The Paramount Chief of the Battor Traditional Area is Togbega PatamiaDzekley VII from the Kpele Division of the Traditional Area.

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