Asanteman Mourns: Bodukwan Drinks Donated For Asantehemaa’s One-Week Observation
The Management of Bodukwan Multi-fruit Processing has offered assorted drinks from its production line in support of the One-week observation of Nana Konadu Yiadom III, Asantehemaa.
During a courtesy visit on August 19, 2025, at the Manhyia Palace, the delegation announced the gesture to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene.
The delegation included Mujeeb Ahmed Rahman Esq., the Board Chairman, Nana Mensah Bonsu, the Marketing Manager, Emmanuel Nkrumah Agyapong, the Production Manager and Priscilla Pomaah Sarpong, the Accountant.
The One-week observation is set for Thursday, August 21, 2025, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.
The Asantehemaa passed away on August 7, 2025, peacefully at her residence at the Manhyia Palace after reigning for eight years. This was formally conveyed to the Asanteman Council on August 11, 2025, during an emergency meeting.
About Nana Konadu Yiadom III
Born in 1927 at the Benyaade Shrine in Meredane, a small town in Kwadaso, Kumasi, Nana Konadu Yiadom III was the first daughter of Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II and Opanin Kofi Fofie. As an infant, she was entrusted to her aunt, Nana Afia Konadu, in Ashanti New Town, Kumasi, where she grew up receiving an informal education rich in cultural knowledge, discipline, and life skills.
During her teenage years, she underwent traditional puberty rites alongside her niece, Nana Abena Ansa, and later married Opanin Kwame Boateng, a blacksmith from Aduman, Kumasi. Known for her humility, compassion, and fairness, she earned deep respect across Asanteman.
In the mid-1990s, a prophecy foretold her future as Queen—a prediction fulfilled when she ascended the Nyarko Kusiamoah and Konadu Yiadom Stool on February 6, 2017, becoming the fourteenth Asantehemaa.
Her reign was distinguished by her advocacy for maternal health, promotion of breastfeeding, support for hospitals, and her efforts to maintain peace and unity within the Kingdom.
Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/
