Abeka operates as a sub-divisional stool within the Asere Division of the Ga Traditional Council. Understanding this governance structure is key to understanding the authority and responsibilities of the Abeka Mantse and the Nii Boi Royal Family.
The Ga people of Greater Accra are organised under one of Ghana's most historically significant traditional authorities — the Ga Traditional Area, headed by the Ga Mantse (Paramount Chief of the Ga State). The Ga Traditional Area is subdivided into several divisions, each headed by a divisional chief, and further subdivided into sub-stools, each with its own Mantse. Abeka sits within this structure as a sub-stool under the Asere Division.
At the apex of the Ga traditional hierarchy sits the Ga Mantse, the paramount chief of the entire Ga State. The Ga Mantse is the highest traditional authority over all Ga lands and people, and all sub-chiefs derive their authority ultimately from recognition within the Ga Traditional Council under the Ga Mantse. As of 2025, the identity of the substantive Ga Mantse is itself disputed before the Supreme Court of Ghana — a dispute between Nii Adama Latse II and Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II — which has implications for the recognition and confirmation of sub-stool appointments across the Ga Traditional Area, including in Abeka.
The Ga Traditional Council is the governing body of Ga chieftaincy affairs. It is a statutory body constituted under the Chieftaincy Act of Ghana and operates under the oversight of the National House of Chiefs. The Council's functions include: the formal recognition (gazettal) of chiefs; the hearing and determination of chieftaincy disputes; the approval of enstoolments and destoolments; and the management of matters affecting the Ga Traditional Area as a whole. When the Nii Boi Royal Family petitioned for the suspension of Nii Boi IV in 2022, it was the Ga Traditional Council that received the petition, evaluated its merits, and issued the suspension order.
Abeka belongs to the Asere Division of the Ga Traditional Area. The Asere Division is one of the principal sub-divisions of the Ga State and is headed by the Asere Mantse. Communities within the Asere Division include several communities in north-central Accra. Abeka's relationship with the Asere Division is central to its traditional governance: it is through the Asere Divisional Council that Abeka's stool matters are channelled to the Ga Traditional Council, and it is the Asere Mantse who has divisional oversight over Abeka's chieftaincy affairs.
Within this hierarchy, the Abeka stool sits as a sub-stool under the Asere Division. The Abeka Mantse — held by the Nii Boi Royal Family — is accountable to the Asere Divisional Council and, through it, to the Ga Traditional Council. The Abeka Mantse has specific responsibilities over the Abeka community: the custodianship of Abeka stool lands, the resolution of local disputes, the organisation of traditional rites, the representation of Abeka at divisional and national traditional council levels, and the nomination and enstoolment of sub-chiefs within Abeka.
Below the Abeka Mantse in the traditional hierarchy are a number of sub-chief positions and community leadership roles. Key among these is the Dzaasetse, a senior sub-chief position within the Nii Boi Royal Family's traditional structure. The 2002 High Court perpetual injunction (Suit No. Misc. 1675/2002) confirmed that the exclusive authority to appoint the Abeka Dzaasetse rests with the Nii Boi Royal Family — a ruling that has been central to protecting the family's traditional authority against external interference. Other recognised community leaders within Abeka include the Ewe Chief (Torgbui Bliguede I, installed 2024) and Muslim community leaders who serve their respective communities while operating within the broader framework of Abeka's traditional governance.
In terms of modern administrative governance, Abeka falls within the Okaikwei North Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region. The Okaikwei North Municipal Assembly is the local government authority for the area. The traditional governance structure and the modern municipal government operate in parallel — with the traditional council handling customary land, chieftaincy, and cultural matters, while the municipal assembly handles statutory local governance functions. The Abeka Mantse participates in both spheres, representing Abeka's traditional interests while engaging with the modern local government system.