Don’t Invoke the Great Oath to Fight for What You’re Not Sure Of – Otumfuo
The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, says persons who take the Great Oath in any dispute must do so with a thorough understanding of what they are contesting.
At a Kumasi Traditional Council meeting on July 9, 2026, His Majesty warned against the reckless invocation of his oath.
“If you have no idea of the history of the stool you are claiming, don’t invoke the Great Oath,” he cautioned.
Otumfuo reiterated the dire consequences awaiting anyone who falsely invokes the oath.
“You will lose your right to any position you hold, and to whatever you are claiming, if you falsely invoke the Great Oath.”
Otumfuo made these remarks while admitting ‘Dibim’ from contenders in the Ntotoye chieftaincy dispute.
The Great Oath
The Occupant of the Golden Stool has previously stated that the Great Oath, known in the local dialect as “Ntamkɛseɛ”, is not to be taken lightly.
It reflects the pain and distress of an Asantehene who suffered when all his nephews kept dying.
At the time, he recounted, the only sister of the reigning Monarch was married to the Amakomhene.
However, all the first three children they produced died, leaving the then Asantehene distressed as he feared he might not have a nephew to succeed him.
It took the intervention of the Kingdom’s priest for their fourth child to survive, and that child became the foundation for the Great Oath of the Kingdom’s Monarchs.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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