The chiefs and people of Gbledi Traditional Area are hunting for the person who burnt portions of Afadzato, the highest mountain in Ghana, for the necessary punishment.
The highest mountain standing at 885 metres above sea level was seen burning in the early part of January 2025, which was against the local traditional practices of the people not to burn the bush, as a way of preserving the environment and protect Afadzato.
Speaking to the Ghanaian Times at Gbledi in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region, the Paramount Chief of the Gbledi traditional area, Togbega Homatekpor V, said the traditional area prohibited bushfire aimed at preserving the vegetation and protect Afadzato since 1998.
Togbega Homatekpor continued that in the early part of January 2025, bushfire was unexpectedly seen near Afadzato and seeing this, the indigenous people hastily mobilised and quenched it, but the fire had already destroyed portions of the mountain.
