According to ghana news agency:ccording to Ghana News Agency, during a meeting held in Ho, 33 members of the House voted against the approval, two voted in favor, 15 abstained, and six were absent. The declaration form, which had previously secured the approval of the Research and Standing Committees of the Volta Region House of Chiefs, had listed Torgbui Samlafo as Paramount Chief of Atseame and sought the endorsement of the Regional House as part of the process to formally admit him as a member.
During the deliberations, Togbe Dorglo Anumah VI, the Paramount Chief of the Avenor Traditional Area, raised strong objections to the approval. Remarks from Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, the President of the Volta Region House of Chiefs, on the matter sparked extensive debate among members. After discussions, the House proceeded to vote, ultimately rejecting the approval of Torgbui Samlafo's Chieftaincy Declaration form.
The House is expected to officially communicate its decision of disapproval to the National House of Chiefs. The Ghana News Agency later gathered that an application had previously been submitted to the National House of Chiefs seeking to elevate Torgbui Samlafo to the status of a Paramount Chief. The National House, in a process handled swiftly, subsequently approved the application and communicated its decision to the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, asking for updates on the matter. Despite securing initial approvals from the Research and Standing Committees, the full House ultimately rejected the form following a vote.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Togbe Anumah stated that the legitimacy of Torgbui Samlafo's elevation was questioned and resolved in the single resolution passed by the Volta Region House of Chiefs. He explained that Atseame is one of the 13 clans within the Avenor Traditional Area, stressing that 'there is no such thing as a clan chief in the Avenor Traditional Area.' He further alleged that Torgbui Samlafo and his supporters were attempting to carve out the Atseame clan from the Avenor Traditional Area and appealed to the National House of Chiefs to reverse the elevation of Torgbui Samlafo.
