Profile of Oheneni Akyaamaa III, Asantehene’s Traditional Mother

Oheneni Akyaamaa III, privately known as Rose Keddey, Esq. (born Akosua Mansah), is the newly enstooled Asantehene’s traditional mother, with a career spanning public service, higher education, and law.

Her early education began at Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School, after which she proceeded to the Technical Teachers College (TTC), now the University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development.

Demonstrating a continuous drive for academic excellence, she earned both her first and second degrees from the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

Deepening her professional expertise, she subsequently pursued a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) at MountCrest University College, affiliated with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi.

Her legal training culminated in her call to the Ghana Bar in November 2022.

Throughout her distinguished public service career, Oheneni Rose Keddey has held prominent administrative and academic roles.

She served in the Parliamentary Service of Ghana as Deputy Clerk in charge of Finance and Administration.

She also acted as Desk Officer for the Inter-Parliamentary Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and European Union (EU) Parliamentary delegations to meetings.

In academia, she contributed significantly to tertiary education as a lecturer at Takoradi Polytechnic (now Takoradi Technical University), where her leadership eventually led to her appointment as Vice Principal.

In addition, she shared her governance expertise over different periods as an adjunct lecturer at the Institute of Local Government Studies in Accra.

Currently, she continues her professional work as a legal practitioner with BBOYO@Law in Accra while carrying out her duties as a traditional leader.

She was married to the late E.K. Keddey, of blessed memory, and is a mother of four.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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