The overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom, Nana Otumfour Osei Tutu ll, has celebrated 20 years of being enstooled as King on the Golden stool of the Ashanti Kingdom on Sunday 21/04/2019.
The event also coincided with the “Adaekese” anniversary which is marked periodically within the year, by His Royal Majesty Otumfour Osei Tutu ll.
Having ascended unto the Golden Stool from 1999 to 2019, the Ashanti King is regarded as a very powerful overlord and one regarded as richest in terms of material valuation as well as history and cultural heritage by the Ashanti Kingdom.
Nana Otumfour Osei Tutu II earned the accolade King Solomon ( wise King ) due to his timely role in ensuring lasting peace in the Ashanti Kingdom, as well as the splendid mediation tactics deployed by the him to amicably settled feud and misunderstandings within and outside the Kingdom over the past 20 years and counting.
The recent peace mediation oval meetings put together by President Nana Addo to bring perpetuity to the protracted dispute at Dagbon chieftaincy situation was spearheaded by the Ashanti King, Nana Ababio Osei Tutu II . His instrumentality and inputs by the other selected revered Chiefs on the mediation committee, together with seasoned men of God in the country brought to an end close to 40 years chieftaincy uproar at Yendi in the Northern region of the country.
Flanked by diplomats from foreign countries, including over 40 invitee’s heads of state, and Veep’s, His Royal Majesty Otumfour Osei Tutu authority on the “Sikadwa Kofi” is unwavering, full of power and welds loads of influence which cut across the blue of oceans of the world.
Nana Osei Tutu ll , is credited with several positive effects in the Ashanti region ranging from the much publicized and notable ” Otumfour Educational Trust Fund” as well as many other human centered policy initiative which have been propounded by King and his tutelage for the betterment of people in the region and those at diaspora. Offering educational scholarships to over 30, 000 needy but brilliant students in the country at various stages of academic learning and institutions.
The King, have also engaged in many philanthropic endowments projects and prepositions within the country by providing pro poor initiatives for the less privilege in society. Some of these social intervention programmes undertaken by the King of Ashanti has gone a long way to influence society through tradition, cultural and offering opportunities for the deprived who but for these policy directions , livelihoods would have been very difficult.
The 20th anniversary celebration by the King of Ashanti’s also brings to bare a very spectacular and spectacle observations, where all the political actors comes under one umbrella to signify. Nonetheless, it is not surprising to see the likes and the representatives; of both the Ruling New Patriotic Party, National Democratic Congress, as well as surrogates of the minor parties all present to signify oneness and depicting the embodiment people who against all odds comes together to champion a common goal of purpose.
However, the presence of Ghana’s head of state; His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo – Addo , and his vice, Dr. Alhaji Mahmoud Bawumia, and their spouse’s ( first lady Rebecca Akufo Addo , Samira Bawumia ) Former President John Drammani Mahama , Ex – President Flt. Jerry John Rawlings and Wife Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings ( former first lady ) Former President John Agyekum Kuffour and his entourage , are amongst principal dignitaries at the ceremony. Related invited guests and special appearances are ; Senior ministers, and ministers of state, government appointees ( both past and present) , Members of Parliament from both sides of the divide, the Judiciary front , led by the Chief Justice, Madam Sophia Akufo, security capos ( Military high command, police chiefs and kingpins) business tycoons across Ghana, and Europe , etcetera.
All the over 40 Paramountcy within the Ashanti region, and the rest ( 16 regions ) of the country are gracing the event, including hundreds of sub – chiefs and Seasoned Faith based Men of God drawn across the Ghana, Africa, and beyond.
The Manhyia Palace in Kumasi at Manhyia – suburb , is hosting the celebration, with ecstatic crowds, and invitees numbering up to thousands. The King amongst other things will use the occasion to highlights major achievement chalked as overlord of the Ashanti’s and also extol the virtues of Kingdom amidst development, and human related policies which have minimized abject poverty under his Kingship, and supreme rule.
The Golden Stool, which is commonly called “Sikadwa Kofi” in the Akan dialects , is believed to have been conjured from the sky by a very powerful traditionalist, and native doctor by name ; Okomfo Anokye in history. Historically the Stool is the main backbone, and source of inspiration to the Ashanti’s who takes delight and honor in the existence of the stool.
The event displays solid cultural heritage, and the origin of the Ashanti people, amidst recitation of incantations, and traditional cum ceremonial anthems sung to convey messages of pain, agony, blissful moment , as well as a means of symbol of authority by the Kingdom and its highly respected King.
Such ceremony’s often attracts individuals from the education fronts who witness, and catch a glimpse of the chronological order of events and speeches for academic purpose.
The 20 years celebration of ascension unto the Golden Stool by the Asantehene, Nana Otumfour Osei Tutu ll is laudable, and in – tune with historical antecedents of the people and tradition , which ought to be applauded since the benefits underpinning a colorful event as this, put Ghana on the world map as its boost our multilateral and bilateral friendship with nations of common goal which also fosters economic ties with these countries.
Nana Dogbe / AHOTOR news/ahotoronline.com
