Asanteman Mourns: Simon Osei Mensah Sympathises With Otumfuo
Former Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon Simon Osei Mensah, has visited the Manhyia Palace to offer his condolences to the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on the demise of the Queen, Nana Konadu Yiadom III.
Joined by former Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, he noted that it was imperative for him to visit and extend his condolences prior to the One-Week observation.
“We couldn’t wait until the one-week celebration to come here, and so we came to mourn with the king,” he said.
This was when the Asantehene sat in state to receive sympathisers on August 14, 2025, following the official announcement of the Queen’s passing earlier this week.
The solemn moment drew together royals, traditional authorities, groups, corporate institutions, individuals, as well as past and present government officials to mourn.
Among them were Dr Kwaku Oteng, businessman; Dr Kwame Addo Kufuor, former Minister for Defence; Hon Simon Osei Mensah, former Ashanti Regional Minister; Justice Mariam Agyeman Gyasi Jawhary, Court of A Judge; as well as management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Also present were officials from the Manhyia Police Division, The Saviour Church Ghana, Manhyia Prisons, Ashanti Regional Health Directorate, Royal Golf Club, St Cyprians Cathedral, Traders, Totoe Legal Service, Opemsuo Radio, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation (OOTIIF), Asantehene Land Secretariat, and Dr M.Y. Caesar, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of M.Y. Caesar Company Limited.
The One-week observation for the Queen is scheduled for August 21, 2025.
Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/
