Sub-chiefs within the Ashanti Region have criticized Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, for his recent comments regarding the authority of . Dormaahene had threatened to resist any attempt by Otumfuo to elevate the Fiapre chief in the Bono region, arguing that, according to Ghana's constitution, Asantehene is recognized as a paramount chief and, therefore, cannot install another paramount chief on land that does not fall under his jurisdiction. However, some sub-chiefs from the Ashanti Kingdom have expressed their disagreement with Dormaahene's assertion. Nana Akuoko Kwarteng, the Nkosuohene of the Essumeja Traditional Area in the Ashanti Region, speaking in an interview shared on Asantemanso TV on YouTube responded by stating that Dormaahene's claims are baseless and misleading. "If someone says that Otumfuo doesn't have the power to elevate a paramount chief, then it means that particular person doesn't know what he is saying, or even if he does, then he is pretending," he said. "If we are supposed to speak the truth, Ashanti dates back to the olden days, and per our culture and traditions show that Asantehene Otumfuo is different. Per government law, Otumfuo is also different from all other chiefs." Nana Akuoko Kwarteng further criticized Dormaahene's position as the President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, suggesting that his use of that position to make such threats is short-sighted. "His position as President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, which he is using to threaten, will one day be taken away from him, and yet Otumfuo will still remain the same because his position is hereditary and tied to royalty. "His position is not a hereditary throne, so a time will come whereby the same hands that voted for him will vote against him.