In Ghana, if an important guest visits you he should greet the local chief during his stay. This shows respect to both the guest and the chief. Lucky for us, we live in the capitol of Mamprugu so our local chief is the paramount chief or king of the entire tribe.
I took my parents to have an official visit with the Nayiri and loaned my nicest smock and hat to my dad to wear. Some of my local friends accompanied us (the larger the delegation, the more important the visit) and we greeted him together. I introduced my parents and my dad gave him a formal greeting and thanked him for “holding his children well” (aka, taking care of us). When we left he provided them with a gift of two guinea fowls.