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The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has officially informed the Asanteman Council about his scheduled trip to London in the United Kingdom (UK). This was at a meeting of the Council- their first meeting after the 25th Anniversary celebration of the King- at the Manhyia Palace on Thursday, July 4, 2024. The visit is at the invitation of the British Museum and will take place in a few days. “I will be delivering a lecture at […]

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has vowed to destool all chiefs within whose jurisdictions the abominable land guard practices are fast emerging. He says he has set up a committee made up of security agencies to investigate the illegal practice gaining roots in the Ashanti Region. He served the notice during a meeting with the members of the Asanteman Council on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at the Manhyia Palace- their first meeting after the climax of the Silver Jubilee celebration […]

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has asserted that the governance in the traditional system is more democratic than what is practised by Ghana as a country. Citing the Asante Kingdom as an ideal traditional system practising democracy, he said the Kingdom upholds law and order. According to him, these traits need to be emulated by the country to perfect democratic governance. “There are some serious things that in Ghana we take for granted. That is […]

His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has advised lawmakers in the country to prioritise the interest of Ghana over that of their individual political parties. He recognises that MPs usually represent the interest of their parties rather than the country and force through some “bad” policies at the expense of the nation, a sin he says the ruling New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) are all guilty of. As an independent body, His Majesty expects that […]

The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has mounted a campaign for constitutional review to render the Judiciary and the Legislature full autonomy from the Executive. He notes that despite this provision being stipulated in the 1992 Constitution, it is not in practice in the country since the two arms financially depend on the Executive headed by the President. According to him, this tends to give the Executive more power over them, intimidating their independence and the […]

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II says the country must grow beyond the monetization of parliamentary seats to create room for constituencies to get competent persons and better options during elections. He notes that if the current trend continues, the country’s lawmaking house will be deprived of the brains to enact laws for the country as well as the preferred choice of the people. At a meeting with the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, and other Members of Parliament (MPs) […]

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II says flaws and complexities witnessed in Ghana’s democratic practice emanates from attempts to learn and combine the systems of the United States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK). The US practices the Presidential system while the UK practices the Parliamentary System. These practices, His Majesty observes has been combined in Ghana, creating complexities and difficulties in governance and democracy. “We have combined the Parliamentary System of the UK and the Presidential system by […]

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has charged Members of Parliament to refocus on their actual mandate instead of shirking them. He observes that Members of Parliament (MP) have abandoned their principal mandate of championing the interests of their constituents and representing their interests in Parliament, fixing their focus on promising infrastructure development. His Majesty noted that this misplaced mandate is sponsoring the ignorance among the masses to tend to vote out lawmakers when they don’t get their roads and other […]

Asanteman showed their high regard and respect for their King on Thursday, June 27, 2024 which was set aside by the Occupant of the Golden Stool, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for the burial and funeral rites of his niece, Madam Grace Ahenkro. They came in numbers and in grace to sympathise with the Monarch and the royal family at the funeral held at the forecourt of the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. It was a […]