SOME “NUTEFE WOLAWO” THE HOWUSU ROYAL HOUSE

"A second “dam to the fight; And to the rescue came".
The above lines from the second verse of a Christian hymn "Praise to the Holiest in the height" somehow suffices for the description of the role of the Howusu royal,family of Dome especially so in the time of Togbui "Zakle” Adzi Kofi who fought and rescued the Hoawo in the Akwamu/Asante wars of invasion.

HO AS IT STANDS TODAY

With the independence of Ghana in 1957, Ho assumed a new phase - becoming the seat of administration and capital of the Volta Region, formerly trans-Volta Togoland. Until recently when Wa became the capital of the newly created Upper-West Region, Ho was the newest regional capital in Ghana .

OTHER ASOGLI STATES IN PERSPECTIVE

The three states of Asogli - Akoefe, Kpenoe (with Takla), and Ho - are synonymously identified with the three sons of Kakla - Akoe, the first son, founded Akoefe; Letsu founded Kpenoe out of which Takla sprang. The founder of Ho, which happens to be the fiadu of the state, was founded by the third son and Fiaga, Asor. Beneath is a synopsis of each of the other fiaduwo or states without Ho of which much has been written already.

THE HOAWO/ASOGLIAWO AT WAR

In all pre-Ho settlements and the early years of Ho-days, there were constant wars against the Matseawo, Taviawo, the Tanyigbeawo and the Klefeawo as well as the Abutiawo . These constant wars against their aggressive neighbours over political superiority/dominion and acquisition/extension of territorial land ended, more than often, in victory for the three-pronged army of Hoawo. But who are you to withstand the curse of the spirit engulfed GLIGBAYI when the Hoawo have come out of AMLIMATSITSI in their war dresses ADZAWUSI - with their GODETSEGA (juju pant)? In these attires the now-indefatigable"Ho-wadeawo" intoxicated in bravery and AWADEGBOGBO assumed relentlessness until the enemy had been subdued.