I Have Been Expecting You in Kumasi- Otumfuo to Okuapemhene
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has told the Okuapehene, Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III, that he has been expecting him in Kumasi.
Otumfuo made the remark during GIMPA’s 65th Anniversary celebration in Kumasi on November 11, 2026, where he was the distinguished guest.
Addressing the gathering, he said he had been wondering why the Okuapehene had not yet been brought to him in Kumasi.
“I was wondering why they have not brought him to me in Kumasi.”
He was quick to add that the delay was not the fault of the Okuapehene, but that of the elders around him.
“It is not his fault, it is the elders,” he said, drawing laughter and applause from the audience.
The comment underscored Otumfuo’s eagerness to host the Okuapehene in the Asante capital and highlighted the warm relations between Asanteman and Okuapeman.
The celebration was attended by Nananom, Prof. Yaw Agyeman Badu, Chairman of the GIMPA Governing Council; Prof. Samuel Kwaku Bonsu, Rector; Prof. Ebenezer Adaku, Deputy Rector; Prof. Stephen Adei, former Rector; and the Deputy Minister for Food Agriculture, John Dumelo; and former Minister for Defence, Hon Albert Kan Dapaah.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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