Otumfuo Speaks On Late Mamponghene's Burial And Succession: "I Want Everything Done In 40 Days"

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Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has instructed the accepted leaders successful Mampong to ramp up the ceremonial arrangements for the precocious Mamponghene
The king, during a caller gathering astatine the Manhyia Palace, emphasised with a beardown code that helium wanted everything done successful 40 days
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II besides weighed successful connected the request for the accepted leaders to place the Mamponghene's successor arsenic soon arsenic possible

A one-week reflection of the precocious Mamponghene Daasebre Osei Bonsu II, whose decease was announced connected Monday, April 28, 2025, is expected to beryllium held connected May 12 astatine the Amaniampong Silver Stool Palace.

Mamponghemaa, Mamponghene, Nana Agyakoma Difie II, Daasebre Osei Bonsu II, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, Asanteman Council

The Asantehene Otumfo Osei Tutu II is expecting the precocious 86-year-old ruler to beryllium buried successful little than a period aft the one-week observation, arsenic reported by Opemsuo Radio.

During a caller gathering held astatine the Manhyia Palace, the Mampong Traditional Council appeared before the Otumfuo.

The Asantehene, who returned from a travel overseas to conscionable the unfortunate quality of Mamponghene's demise, instructed the assembly to expedite his ceremonial arrangements.

In the Asante hierarchy, the Mamponghene, heralded arsenic the occupant of the revered Silver Stool, is the second-in-command to the Otumfuo.

The precocious Daasebre Osei Bonsu II died portion acting arsenic caretaker of Asanteman successful the king’s lack during his trip.

"I don't privation this to beryllium prolonged. In 40 days, we person to decorativeness each the arrangements. On Monday, May 12, let's person his one-week observation. In the adjacent 3 weeks, I volition travel and hide my own. After I volition enthrone his successor," Otumfuo said with a beardown tone.

As such, the Asantehene has enactment each Asanteman Council meetings connected hold.

Otumfuo's directive connected Mamponghene's ceremonial triggers Ghanaians

YEN.com.gh gathered a fewer comments from Ghanaians successful absorption to Otumfuo's directive to the Mampong Traditional Council astir Daasebre Osei Bonsu II's funeral.

Nana Agyenim Boateng II said:

"Without tone cipher understands what the king means, odwira is approaching and if " s3 yewura twa dwira a" immoderate radical against asante volition autumn and they are doing a batch truthful that odwira does not travel on, MAMPONHENE'S SILVER STOOL is simply a cardinal successful odwira and it indispensable person an occupant earlier odwira comes on."

Archangel Bright II remarked:

"Simple and short, nary clip to discarded for radical to effort to combat implicit who replaces him."

Okatakyie Samuel Osei Mensah wrote:

"Nanahemaa kafra.Opemsuo knows champion and wherefore He wants precise accelerated ceremonial and replacement. The hold sometimes effect successful royal feud among the adekye3."

Justice Manu noted:

"It seems the king was angry? Anaaa?"