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Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has brought an end to the over three-decade reign of Nana Ama Serwaa Nyarko, the Queen mother of the Offinso Traditional Area.
The destoolment proclamation was made on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at the Asanteman Council’s first meeting of the year.
In 2024, this was the Otumfuo’s first destooling. The recently crowned Offinso chief, Nana Dwamena Akenten II, took an oath of allegiance before the Asanteman Council, which was presided over by Asantehene.
The destoolment was grounded in allegations of gross insubordination, primarily stemming from Offinsohemaa’s refusal to appear before Otumfuo following a summon and other reported offenses.
“I deliver the town into your hands alone. You have no queen mother. Find a new queen mother to help you undertake your mandate when you have settled down. We need a queen mother who will be present here when we need her” Asantehene stated.
The Offinso stool became the subject of controversy when some people, including the Queen mother, tried to purportedly “sell” it to Dr. Desmond Kofi Koduah Sarpong, the former chairman of the Asante Kotoko Sporting Club’s board.
At a press conference in December, Hemanhene Nana Wiafe Apau Sanwoansan, speaking on behalf of the Bekum Division, revealed that royals had told Otumfuo about the Queen mother’s attempts to break tradition by giving the stool to KK Sarpong.
After Otumfuo conducted investigations, it was discovered that KK Sarpong who had been nominated by the Queen mother to fill the stool was not, as he had claimed, a member of the Ahyirem Royal Family.
He was disqualified because the woman from whom he was allegedly descended never had children.
Tensions between the Queen mother and some of the Offinso youth were triggered by this revelation.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
