Asantehene Constitutes Committee to Probe Akroso Chieftaincy Dispute

A four-member committee has been commissioned by the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to probe the dispute between the Queen of Akroso and stool elders of the Traditional Area.

The Committee include Osabarima Debrah Agyei II, Seikwahene, Barima Freduah Agyemang Ababio, Kwabre Kenyasehene, Nana Ogyedom Appiah Kubi Pabo Katakye IV, Sankorehene and Baffour Amoateng III, Otumfuo Kyeame Panin.

This was during the last meeting of the year of the Asanteman Council at the Manyia Palace on December 16, 2024.

“It’s an issue of royalty. Look for the first occupant of the stool and trace it down to find the Bonafide owners,” Otumfuo charged the committee.

Dispute
The dispute is threefold. The outstanding issue is the decision to sideline the Queen of the Area in electing a candidate to occupy the male stool while the second and third have to do with the invocation of the Great Oath.

When the parties appeared before the Council on October 14, the Queen was granted the chance to make known the cause of the dispute.

“I was sick at home receiving treatment when I was told Amankrado (Kontrihene) had enstooled a new chief without my knowledge. When I recovered, I came here to the Manhyia Palace to report that. A few days ago, I was told the case would be called today and here I am.”

In his submission, Akroso Kontrihene Akuamoah Boateng II noted that he only received the nominee of the royal family and enstooled him as chief.

“I was approached by Owusu Aboagye with Prof Danson as their nominee and since I am not a member of the royal family, I only accepted him and performed the due rites for his enstoolment. It was later I was notified with a court injunction and from the Bono East Regional House of Chiefs that I had sidelined the Queen in the nomination and enstoolment of the candidate.”

When Owusu Aboagye was given the platform, he invoked the Great Oath to challenge the legitimacy of the Queen of Akroso, Nana Adwoa Fosuaa, to the stool she occupies.

It is the case of Aboagye that the Queen isn’t a royal. According to him, circumstances in the past paved the way for her family to take over the stool. He indicated it was with this motivation that he sidelined the Queen to elect a candidate- one Prof Ofori Danson- and presented him to the Kontrihene for enstoolment over the Traditional Area.

The Queen, on the other hand, invoked the Great Oath to counter the claim of Aboagye before the Council. The traditional leader explained that she is not related to Aboagye as his family members are stool bearers in the traditional Area.

The other edge of the case is between Aboagye and one Atta Kwakye. The two lay claim to the family Head position of the Royal House, with each invoking and counter-invoking the Great Oath to defend their position.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini