[ 2015-03-27 ]

Otumfuo denies illicit affair with Kumawu queen mother
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has revealed
that some individuals within the Ashanti Kingdom
accused him of having an illicit affair with the
queen mother of Kumawu during the chieftaincy
dispute that erupted in the area.

According to him, people who lack basic
understanding of how the Ashanti tradition works
have tried in several ways to smear his reputation
over the matter.

Rumors of an illicit affair between the Asantehene
and the Kumawu queen mother had been rife
following the chieftaincy impasse that has
afflicted the area in recent times.

The Ashanti monarch, has however, categorically
denied the allegation.


Some sub-chiefs in Kumawu in the Ashanti recently
threatened to break away from the Ashanti
confederacy following some misunderstanding over
who is the legitimate occupant of the stool in the
area.

The three disgruntled kingmakers of the Kumawu
Traditional Area have called the bluff of the
Asantehene following their destoolment, which they
described as arbitrary and without any effect.

Nana Akwasi Baffo II, Akwamuhene; Nana Sarfo
Agyekum II, Aduanahene; and Nana Okyere Krapah,
Akyempemhene said Otumfuo Osei Tutu had no
customary right to de-stool any chief of Kumawu,
since in their view, Asanteman is a confederate
state.

The chiefs insist that the selection and
installation of 47-year-old Dr Emmanuel Yaw
Kantanka Sarfo-Asante as paramount chief of Kumawu
fell short of due process and contravened
established Asante customary practices and
tradition.

Source - Starrfmonline

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