Ghana news: Court adjourns Volta secessionist case to May 12 - Graphic Online

Ghana news: Court adjourns Volta secessionist case to May 12 - Graphic Online: The criminal case of the three accused persons of the Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), which is demanding the secession of the Volta Region and parts of the Northern and Upper East Regions from Ghana, to become the Western Togoland state as soon as

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