A former Mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu, has detailed what his real relationship with the Asantehene, , is.
Born Michael Kwadwo Mensah Bonsu, the former Mayor of Kumasi explained that he had to change his name to the Fante spelling of the name in order not to have it corrupted by the Whites he lived with in the United Kingdom, during his early years.
Explaining further his family lineage and his relationship with the Asantehene, Bonsu stated that he and the king of the Ashanti grew up together in the same house because his father took care of them. "My father was an ohene nana, and he's a royal… the ohene nana is like the king's grandchildren… the Mensah Bonsus - all the Mensah Bonsus.
It's a big family.
