Ashanti REGSEC, BOST, Others Join Manhyia Palace For 7th Akwasidae

The Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (REGSEC) and the Bulk Energy Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) were among the numerous participants of the Manhyia Palace’s seventh Akwasidae Festival of the year.
The forty-day festival fell on September 28, 2025, in accordance with the Asante Kingdom’s calendar and was duly observed.

The King, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, after the needed rites in the morning, sat in state to receive the homage of traditional authorities, royal guests from across the country and beyond, as well as the general public.

It was the first Akwasidae Festival after the burial of the late Queen of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, who passed away earlier in August.

Unlike the sixth, which was marked in Black and brown cloths, many of the participants were adorned in coloured outfits.

However, the absence of the late Queen pervaded the ceremony, creating a heavy atmosphere.

At the Manhyia Palace on Sunday afternoon, when the King sat in grace [though without ornamental adornments], the Ashanti REGSEC led by Kumasi Mayor, Hon Richard Ofori-Agyeman Boadi, took the lead before His Majesty.

Representing the Ashanti Regional Minister, who is out of the Region on an official duty, he was in the company of the heads of the various security agencies.

There were also representatives of Bulk Energy Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), Asanteman Association of New York and the Tuaregs from Niger.

Other key personalities were Dr Bettina Ama Boohene-Andah, the physician for former President John Agyekum Kufuor and Sharon Dede Padi, a distinguished artist.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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