ASANTEMAN HAS NOT BEEN FAIR TO ESSUMEJA-ASANTEMANSO – Concerned Youth of Essumeja
The Concerned Youth of Essumeja in the Asante Region have expressed their dissatisfaction in the verdict given by Otumfour Osei Tutu II last Thursday 24th March 2022 concerning the chieftaincy dispute in which one Yaw Okyere has been appointed as the next chief.
According to the youth in their open letter, their displeasure stems from the fact that, Yaw Okyere cannot ascend the throne mainly because he is not a royal and a descendant of Gyebi Kankamfo stool whose lineage produces occupies the stool.
According to their letter, they also respectfully do not agree with the fact that Otumfour said the “Aduana royal lineage has been extinct and no one qualifies to ascend the throne”.
In an open letter issued by the Public Relations Officer of the association, King Sark, it stated that “The said name, Yaw Okyere is not known and has never contributed in any developmental projects in the community which is the basis for Otumfour Osei Tutu’s verdict”.
“Though Essumeja Traditional Council was faced with leadership deficit with respect to the unity of the elders and was unable to appoint a befitting person to occupy the throne, the power of whom to ascend the throne was and is still the prerogative of the Queen mother”.
So, for Yaw Okyere’s name to be mentioned is a “Taboo and not right because Essumeja is not under Kumasi” the open letter posited.
These and many more are the reasons why the Concerned Youth of Essumeja feels that the verdict as given by the revered King Otumfuo Osei Tutu 11 isn’t favourable to them. They respectfully are calling for a review of the matter and Yaw Okyere removed from being crowned chief of Essumeja.
Attached Below is their open letter to His Royal Majesty Otumfour Osei Tutu II
