The High Priest and Chiefs of the Ga State have formally invited Kweku Osei Korankyi Aseidu, popularly known as KOKA, to appear before them over comments he made on social media concerning Randy Abbey.
In a letter dated March 3, 2026, and issued by NAE-WE — the House of the Highest Priesthood of the Ga State — KOKA has been directed to meet the Ga chiefs and priests at the Ga Traditional Council, Ga Mantse Palace in North Kaneshie, Accra.
The letter states that he is required to provide clarification regarding statements he made online about Randy Abbey. His presence, according to the letter, is “respectfully requested to address the matter and offer any necessary explanations.”
The meeting has been scheduled for March 5, 2026, at the Ga Traditional Council.
The correspondence, signed by the Secretary on behalf of the High Priest of the Ga State and the Chiefs of the Ga State, urged him to treat the invitation with the seriousness it deserves.
Copies of the letter were also sent to the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party.
It remains unclear what specific comments prompted the summons, but the development signals the Ga Traditional authorities’ intent to address the issue formally.
Prior to this invitation,a group affiliated with the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) called on Kwaku Osei Kurankye Asiedu, popularly known as KOKA, to retract and apologize for comments described as derogatory toward the GaDaŋme people.
In a press statement issued in Accra on February 25, 2026, Osɔfo Nii Naate Atswele Agbo Nartey, Convener of the NPP–GaDaŋme Global Support Group, said remarks allegedly attributed to KOKA suggesting that the Ga people “know only how to go to sea” were offensive and historically inaccurate.
The group maintained that while democratic discourse allows criticism of public officials — including Dr. Ransford Annetey Abbey, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) — it does not justify generalizations about an entire ethnic community.
“Political disagreement does not grant anyone the license to insult an entire ethnic group,” the statement said, urging KOKA to issue what it described as a “clear and unreserved apology.”
The statement emphasized the historical and economic contributions of the GaDaŋme people, describing them as custodians of Accra and contributors to trade, governance, education, agriculture, and land stewardship. It argued that reducing the community’s identity solely to fishing ignores their longstanding involvement in farming and commercial enterprise across the Accra plains and inland settlements.
The group also referenced the role of missionary-led agricultural reforms in the 19th century and the broader African-led expansion of cocoa production following the introduction of viable cocoa cultivation by Tetteh Quarshie in 1879. It stressed that cocoa’s growth into the backbone of the Gold Coast economy was driven by indigenous farmers across multiple ethnic groups.
