Finally, the reason behind Ewe people or people from the Volta Region termed as number 9 has been revealed. With a population of 6.1 million, Ewes are Ghana’s second largest ethnic group. Togo has a population of 3.1 million people.
According to a tweet from popular Ghanaian Kafui Dey, this is how they got the number 9 name, not the other way around as many people believe.
He explains that the name originated from the Miss Ghana beauty contest in 1957. Monica Amekofia, a woman from Alavanyo who represented the Volta Region or Trans-Volta Togoland, won the competition.
The number 9 was her contestant number. Her contestant number, 9, became a popular name in the Volta Region after she was named the winner, and was used to represent the people of Trans-Volta Togoland or Voltarians.
In a Twitter post, Kafui Dey made the following comment:
This is the beautiful Monica Amekoafia, winner of the first edition of the Miss Ghana contest in 1957 from Alavanyo, representing the Trans-Volta Togoland.
She was contestant Number 9. It was from her number that people from the Volta Region are called Number 9.
This is the beautiful Monica Amekoafia, winner of the first edition of the Miss Ghana contest in 1957 from Alavanyo, representing the Trans-Volta Togoland.
She was contestant Number 9. It was from her number that people from the Volta Region are called Number 9. pic.twitter.com/21nZvOZI8W
— Kafui Dey (@KafuiDey) March 14, 2022
