hajara-fuseini
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has constituted a four-member committee to investigate a dispute surrounding the Wirempe stool. The committee is made up of Akokofehene, Dadiesoabahene, Drobonsohene and Otumfuo Kyeame Banahene. The committee was formed on August 10, 2026, during a Kumasi Traditional Council meeting to look into claims to the stool by three different individuals who have invoked the Great Oath. His Majesty charged the committee to seek the roots of the stool and the household for which it […]
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has revoked the authority granted to one Osei Tutu to oversee lands in Gyamfi Wonoo and Sokora Wonoo, declaring the decision by the Jamasi Divisional Council to appoint him as untraditional. Delivering the ruling at the Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC) on August 10, 2026, the Asantehene affirmed that under Asante custom, traditional stool elders hold the rightful mandate to oversee a town during a chieftaincy vacancy—not external appointees. The matter was brought before the KTC […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has firmly dismissed claims questioning the legitimacy of the Tewobaabihene, Nana Kwaku Duah II. At the Kumasi Traditional Council meeting on August 10, 2026, His Majesty affirmed that the traditional ruler customarily swore his oath of allegiance to the Golden Stool. The Asantehene made the statement while strongly criticising one Osei Tutu of Gyamfi Wonoo, who had invoked the Great Oath of Asanteman, claiming that the Tewobaabihene had never sworn […]
Nana Osei Kwame II, Hweebaahene, has sworn allegiance to the Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. His Majesty granted his request to swear allegiance on August 10, 2026, following the resolution of almost a decade of dispute over the stool. He was presented before the Kumasi Traditional Council by Otumfuo Hiahene to take the oath. Prior to this, Hweebaahene, who serves as the hunter of the Asantehene, received counsel from the Council. He was, among other things, […]
The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has spared Nana Sarfo Agyemang, Baworohene, from destoolment after he dishonestly invoked the Great Oath to lay claim to the Baworo stool. He had challenged Oheneyere Poa Kwabi Agyemang, stating that he was the rightful heir to the stool, and added that he was related by blood to Oheneyere. Otumfuo decided to spare him after a member of the Kumasi Traditional Council assisted him in presenting his plea on August […]
The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has officially annulled all sub-stools created under the tenure of Nana Sarfo Agyemang, the Baworohene, including the Obaapanin and Gyaasehene stools. The decisive ruling, delivered on August 10, 2026, forms part of a major customary judgment aimed at restructuring the governance of the Baworo traditional area and resolving a long-standing chieftaincy dispute. Addressing the Kumasi Traditional Council, the Asantehene explained that the creation of secondary stools by the Baworohene threatened […]
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has warned that ongoing strides in national revenue mobilisation will be severely undermined unless the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) aggressively seals persistent leakages within its collection systems. Addressing members of the GRA Board and senior management at the Manhyia Palace on August 7, 2026, the Asante Monarch commended the GRA for gains made so far under the leadership of the Commissioner-General of GRA, Anthony Sarpong. His Majesty stated that while recent operational improvements are commendable, […]
The Canada-Ghana Chamber of Commerce has inducted the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, as an honorary member. A certificate was presented to His Majesty on August 7, 2026, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi by the President of the Canada-Ghana Chamber of Commerce, Linda Vasnani, and the Chief Executive Officer, Edwina Atta. This, the President said, was part of the Chamber’s plans to expand to Kumasi. The idea, she said, was inspired by a call by […]
The Canada-Ghana Chamber of Commerce says the participation of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, added unparalleled prestige and credibility to the Ghana-Canada Investment Forum 2026, also known as the “Beyond the World Cup” event. During a courtesy call on August 7, 2026, the President of the Chamber, Linda Vasnani, said the high-level trade gathering was transformed by the King’s participation from a standard corporate networking event into a prestigious international platform that effectively showcased Ghanaian heritage, economic potential, and cultural […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has revealed that his visit to Canada in June was driven by his vision to secure foreign direct investment for sustainable job creation in Ghana. The King indicated that building stronger commercial bridges with Canadian industrial players is critical for establishing local factories, transferring technology, and scaling manufacturing operations across Ghana. “We do all these for Ghana so that the teeming youth will get jobs. We went only to secure […]