A deepening traditional leadership dispute over the sacred Office of Korle Wulomo has been formally submitted to the Ga Traditional Council, with the Onamroko Korle We Family warning that failure to intervene could ignite customary unrest and desecrate one of the Ga State’s most revered spiritual institutions.
In a petition filed on Friday, 12th June 2026 and received by Evelyn Amewotse, the Registrar of the Ga Traditional Council on behalf of the President and members of the Council, the family alleges that Mr. Jacob Kpakpo Annan, also known as Numo Okai I, is wrongfully occupying the position despite lacking the requisite blood lineage—a customary requirement the family describes as “the very foundation upon which the legitimacy of the office rests.”
The Korle Wulomo is no ordinary title holder, the petition emphasises. The office bearer serves as principal custodian of the Korle Shrine, guardian of sacred rites, and spiritual intermediary of the Korle deity—responsibilities the family insists must pass exclusively through the ancestral bloodline of the Onamroko Korle We Family.
According to the petition, Mr. Annan’s claim rests largely on a High Court judgment delivered on November 4, 2011. However, the family states it has since uncovered evidence which it says demonstrates that the judgment was “procured upon false representations and material concealment” concerning Mr. Annan’s true lineage.
Public records and family declarations, the petition asserts, trace Mr. Annan’s paternal lineage to the Otum Brown Family of Sempe Mamprobi—not the Onamroko Korle We Family.
“The family is therefore confronted with a deeply disturbing situation whereby a sacred office reserved for members of a specific ancestral lineage is being claimed by a person whose own family history places him outside the customary bloodline,” the petition reads.
The family has since commenced legal proceedings to set aside the 2011 judgment on grounds of fraud and fraudulent misrepresentation.
Beyond the immediate family dispute, the petitioners warn of broader consequences for the Ga State’s traditional governance structures. “If a stranger to the bloodline can, through misrepresentation, gain recognition to occupy one of the most sacred traditional offices within the Ga State, then the integrity of all customary institutions becomes vulnerable,” the petition states.
The family further reports growing tension and agitation among family members and the wider Ga community, describing the continued occupation of the shrine by an allegedly unqualified person as “a sacrilege and an abomination under Ga custom.”
Council urged to act
The petitioners are urging the Ga Traditional Council to exercise its moral and customary authority by constituting an independent fact-finding committee to investigate Mr. Annan’s lineage and qualifications. The family also requests the Council to preserve the status quo pending the outcome of ongoing court proceedings and to prevent any acts that could deepen tensions.
“We remain confident that the Council will act in defence of the customs, traditions and heritage entrusted to its care,” the petition concluded.
By Kingsley Asiedu
