The controversially installed Sogakope chief, Togbe Atsuga Sogah II, has taken his ‘detractors’ to the cleaners, as he bragged that not even the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Ho could stop him from carrying himself as the Dufia of Sogakope.
Togbe Sogah II, known in private life as Freeman Laweh Sogah, made the statement angrily when he sat in state to receive an Ewe Award Winning Poet, Togbe Olokodzoko at his palace on Sunday afternoon, 13th june, 2021, in the area.
In his address where he spoke Ewe, “Togbe Atsuga Sogah II” posited that his ‘detractors’ were making false publications against him but it would not stand.
He said, “I am going viral to an extent that unemployed people called bloggers are paid to publish false articles to tarnish my image, saying the Volta Regional House of Chiefs (VRHC) has served an Injunction Order on me that I am not the Dufia of Sogakope”.
“…..It’s untrue, I am the Dufia of Sogakope today and until I pass on to eternity, the stool is mine and no one can take it from me because, I haven’t written an application before installed as the Dufia of Sogakope, he bemoaned.
“……I was rather selected and installed by Chiefs, so such articles are untrue and yet are being published by the paid bloggers. This funnies me whenever I see such publications, so I want to tell the general public to laugh over it whenever they also see such publications”, he appealed.
The real Soga family who produced the late Dufia of Sogakope, Togbe Avudzega Soga I, raised alarm that Freeman Laweh Sogah is not from their stock and therefore, he cannot be the rightful occupant of the Soga stool. This triggered a legal action at the National House of Chiefs (NHC), Kumasi by Mr Laweh Sogah against the real Soga family where the case has not been heard yet.
Nationaltymes.com picked that the Mr Laweh Sogah has been carrying himself as the Dufia of Sogakope whilst the suet filed at the NHC, Kumasi has not been heard hence the injunction order served on him until the matter is over.
Nationaltymes.com could states that on June 7, 2021 the Volta Regional House of Chiefs (VRHC), Ho through a bill leaf has served Freeman Laweh Sogah aka Torgbe Sogah II with an injunction order to stop parading himself as Dufia of Sogakope in any event whatsoever until the NHC gives ruling on the case he brought before it.
Mr Laweh Sogah appears he has flouted that order with impunity as he was debunking that nobody served him with any injunction order whilst he held a in honour of the Ewe aware winning poet, Togbe Okolodzolo at his palace.
The Injunction Order was copied both Sogakope Divisional and District Police, District Assembly, Sogakope Market Queen amongst many other institutions and various faiths in the area.
Mr Laweh Sogah, a self-styled Sogah chief, and convict who is enjoying the chieftaincy position reiterated that no injunction order from VRGC was served on him not to carry himself as the chief of Sogakope.
Story By: W. K. Adusu/Nationaltymes.com
