Interesting Profile of Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State
Togbe Afede XIV is a twin but unfortuanately His twin brother Philip passed away at a young age. Togbe was born James Akpo on 23rd April 1957 at Ho to Cpl. Patrick Akpo and Madam Rose Anyawoe.
Togbe Afede is the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, and doubled as President of Asogli Traditional Area and also former President of the National House of Chiefs.
Togbe Afede XIV was Coronated on October 4th , 2003 to replaced His Predecessor Togbe Afede Asor II. Togbe Afede is an Investment Banker.
He began his education at Ho Bankoe Roman Catholic Boys School in 1961 and then entered Kpedze Secondary School in 1969, successfully completing his GCE “O” Level in 1974. He then proceeded to Labone Secondary School in Accra where he excelled in the GCE “A” Level examination in 1976.
Togbe Afede XIV is an alumnus of University of Ghana where he obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration qualification in Accounting in 1979. He also holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management in 1989.
Togbe is the executive chairman of World Trade Centre Accra and was voted member of the Board of Directors of the World Trade Centre in 2015.Togbe founded SAS Finance Group Ltd, constituting Strategic African Securities Ltd, a stock brokerage and corporate finance advisory firm, and SAS Investment Management Ltd, an asset management firm.He also founded Strategic Initiatives Ltd (SIL) a portfolio and private equity investment firm, and co-founded Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Ltd, Databank Financial Services and Africa World Airlines Ltd.
He is also a co-pilot of the Embraer 145 aircraft of Africa World Airlines which he piloted for the first landing at Ho Airport in April 2021.
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