Chiefs
& Leaders
Every chief, regent, and stool holder of the Nii Boi Royal Family — from founding ancestor Nii Boi I to the present. Each record documented with sources.
Ancestor of the Nii Boi Royal Family · Most Senior Linguist & Land Overseer of the Asere Stool
Nuumo Apiakai
Senior Linguist of Asere 1958–1974
deceasedNuumo Apiakai, also known by his names George Boye and Okyeame Apiakai, is the ancestor and patriarch of the Nii Boi Royal Family of Abeka. His birth name was Yaaboi Boye.
First Stool Father & Kingmaker — Abeka Stool
George Kwei Boi
14 Feb 1968 — 19 May 1991
deceasedFrom the Akwaley Anan house, lineage of the 2nd wife of Nuumo Apiakai (George Boye). He is the 2nd son of Nuumo Apiakai, listed in the family records as George Boi.
Abeka Mantse (First Recorded)
Nii Boi I
2 May 1968 – 1981
deceasedFrom the Naa Ayerley house, lineage of the 3rd wife of Nuumo Apiakai (George Boye). He is the 3rd son of Nuumo Apiakai, and his personal name was Winchester Tete Boye.
Abeka Mantse
Nii Boi II
1982 — 1989
deceasedFrom the Esther Otua Otu house — lineage of the 5th wife of Nuumo Apiakai (George Boye). He is a son of Nuumo Apiakai and shares the same mother as Nii Boi III.
Abeka Mantse
Nii Boi III
2003 — 2011
deceasedFrom the Esther Otua Otu house — lineage of the 5th wife of Nuumo Apiakai (George Boye). He shares the same father and mother as Nii Boi II.
Regent — Abeka Stool (Deceased 2025)
Nii Aban Boi I
2022 — 2025
deceasedFrom the Akwaley Anan house — lineage of the 1st wife of Nuumo Apiakai (George Boye).
Abeka Mantse (Suspended)
Nii Boi IV
2013 — 2022
suspendedNii Boi IV was enstooled as Abeka Mantse on 4 August 2013, following the passing of his predecessor Nii Boi III in 2011. His nomination and enstoolment followed the customary kingmaking procedures of the Nii Boi Royal Family, Abeka Stool.
Dzaasetse of Abeka · Acting Head, Nii Boi Royal Family
Nii Apiakai Boi I
2013 — Present
currentNii Apiakai Boi I — born Jonathan Yartey Boi — is the third born of the late George Kwei boi ( Abeka First Stool Father & Acting Dzaasetse) and a direct descendant of Nuumo Apiakai (George Boye), the patriarch and founder of the Nii Boi Royal Family of Abeka.
Context
The Nii Boi Royal Family
The Nii Boi Royal Family is the ruling house of Abeka, a community within the Asere Division of the Ga Traditional Area in Accra, Ghana. The family traces its lineage to the founding chief, Nii Boi I, and has governed Abeka across multiple generations.
Under Ga customary law, the chieftaincy is not hereditary in the same way as European monarchy — the chief must be selected from eligible members of the royal family (the "royals" or those of the stool house) and enstooled according to prescribed custom. The Queen Mother (Manye) plays a constitutionally central role in this selection process.
The Abeka stool sits within the Ga Traditional Council structure and is ultimately accountable to the Ga Mantse. Disputes concerning the stool — enstoolments, destoolments, installations of sub-chiefs — are adjudicated by the Ga Traditional Council and, on appeal, by the formal court system.
Status Guide
Recognised and serving by the Ga Traditional Council.
Appointed to act as caretaker while the substantive chieftaincy is disputed.
Removed from office pending investigation or formal hearing.
Formally removed from the stool by the Traditional Council.
Served as chief but has since passed away. Historical record.
Documented ancestor or historical figure in the oral tradition.
Claim not recognised by the Nii Boi Royal Family or Abeka kingmakers.
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