This Year’s Hogbetsotso Is Special Due To Asantehene’s Presence – Torgbui Sri III
The Awoamefia of Anlo State, Torgbui Sri III has admonished the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for his presence at the Hogbetsotso festival.
He expressed his appreciation to the Asante Monarch and described the king’s move as “special” in the history of the festival.
“Today’s anniversary is a special one. Because this is the first time a reigning Asantehene visited any state in the Volta Region, and I want to show my appreciation for the willingness of the Asantehene to be among us”.
“He wanted to be with us in 2019, but something happened he couldn’t come, people were saying, it will not happen, and today the Asantehene is in our midst”, he added.
The Awoamefia made this pronouncement during his speech at the 2022 Hogbetsotso festival today at Anloga in the Volta Region.
According to Torgbui Sri II, “this shows the relationship between Asante and Anlo”.
According to history, the relationship between the Asante Kingdom and Anlo State which took the form of a military alliance dates back to the mid-1750s of the 18th century.
Due to the century-old relationship between the two parties, when the late ruler of Anlo, Torgbui Adeladza II died in 1998, it is said that the then Asantehene, Otumfuo Opoku Ware II sent gold dust and other items for the burial of the late Awoamefia.
This year’s theme for Hogbetsotso Za was dubbed: “60 Years of Anlo Hogbetsotso Za, uniting for development, sustaining our unique cultural commonwealth for future generations.
Source: Opemsuo.com/ Emmanuel Owusu Anti
