On the 20th of October 2022, Asanteman Council Meeting was held at the Manhyia Palace at Kumasi in the Ashanti region.
Issues that were raised during the meeting was the Offinso Chieftaincy disputes in which the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has thrown out the case of the Abusuapanin of the Ashirem royal gate and other elders of the Offinso for presenting an unqualified candidate to the Offinsohemaa Nana Ama Serwaa Nyarko for the Dwamena and Akenten stool of the Offinso and also failing to protect the customs and traditions of the stool in which he described as contempt.
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II insisted that the right things should be done and will not endorse any “backdoor machination” through the offering of bribes and also telling of lies by some elders of the Offinso Traditional Area just to favour one particular person.
He then tasked the Offinsohemaa Nana Ama Serwaa Nyarko to ensure that the right candidate will be selected as demanded by the tradition and customary protocols.
Another issue raised at the meeting was the Asante Akyem Bompata chieftaincy disputes where the case still went in favour of the royal family of the current Paramount chief Nana Effah Apenteng at the Asanteman Council after over 40 years of litigation at the Supreme Court of Ghana involving two (2) families.
The next meeting is adjourned to next week Monday 24th 0ctober,2022 when Kumasi Traditional Council will meet.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
