Peki

It comprises eight subtowns, each with a subchief - Tsame, Avetile, Afeviwofe, Blengo, Dzake, Wudome, Dzobati and Adzokoe.

Kwadzo Dei Tutu Yao II invited Reverend Lorenz Wulf of the North German Missionary Society to Peki.

When I passed the first one (Dzake), it was the most beautiful African village I had ever seen, clean houses and a line of trees on both sides of the broad street.

This group forms and bears the name Peki and resided in caves and other fortresses within the area to be called Akwapim-Togo ranges.

The second group, in fact, most predominant segment of the population were Ewe migrants who claimed to have arrived from Glime or Notsie in present-day Togo.

The third group was mostly war survivors, fugitives, and renegade elements from other kingdoms like Akwamu, Akwapim, Asante, Dahomey, Kwahu and Denkyira.

These elements introduced warfare, mercenary economy and brutality to the first and second groups who were mostly gatherers, iron smelters and farmers.

There were also minority communities residing on top of Akwapim-Togo ranges who joined the population of Peki with several mixes of languages.

They sought refuge in the mountain ranges from other marauding tribes west of the Firao, or Amu also known as the Volta river.

The following communities and towns signed formal treaties as part of the Peki State and recognized Kwadzo Dei the King of Krepi as their lord in 1880; Boso, Awudome, Anum, Betekwase (Peki Wudome), (Peki Avetile), Tsito, Toseng, Kpalime, Abutia, Tonkor, Sokodei, Dzake, Adzokoe, Tsame, Tsate, Afefieve, Ziavi, Kwanta, Tsibu, Agovi, Siripo, Saviefe, Dadome, Atsoi, Valeme, Nyangbo, Kpandu, Dzibi, Nkonya, Adaklu, Goekpe, Waya, Madse, Avatime, Tanyigbe, Have, Dzolo, Kpedze, Taviefe, Todzikofe, Kpetoe, Ziokpe, Nyetoi, Agotime, Buem, and Nkabi (Nkawkubio).

By the beginning of the 20th century, and after annulment of Asante-Akwamu hegemony in the area, these satellite towns who first sought protection of Peki began to assert their independence.

Until the arrival of European on the Gold Coast, Kwadzo Dei the King of Peki administered the entire region.

Tax collected from merchants was invested in ammunitions and manufacturing of gunpowder essential commodities which Kwadzo Dei controlled within the region.

Danish traders who were operating at the coast sought protection of their wares from Peki and in turn rewarded Kwadzo Dei handsomely with sophisticated weaponry from Europe.

Peki was specifically visited by Governors Winniet and Carstentein and the town was shown as one of the properties in exchange.

By extension, Kwadzo Dei ruled over Krepi; areas deep into present day Togo singularly until the turn of the 20th century.

When Peki was first visited by Danish traders at the close of the 17th century, the society was seen as engaging in farming for most part of the year while spending the rest on mercenary warfare.

The Society had reasonable financial support and the General Meeting held in 1842 decided to open two mission fields in New Zealand and India.

Wolf returned to Cape Coast disappointed and having lost a colleague and only to learn that Karl Flato too had died in his absence.

Attending that school was a Prince Nyangamagu, a son of Kwadzo Dei II, Tutu Yao, King of Krepi.

When I passed the first one (Dzake) it was the most beautiful African village I had ever seen, clean houses and a line of trees on both sides of the broad street – people shouted with joy and accompanied me by the hundreds.

[9] After Rev Wolf's arrival in Peki, the German missionaries later moved further into Eweland to propagate the gospel.