The Asantehene, has directed the Asante Mamponghemaa, Nana Agyakoma Difie II, to ensure that the burial of the late Mamponghene, Daasebre Osei Bonsu II, takes place within the next three weeks.

Insisting that he does not wish to accept any delays in the funeral arrangements, Otumfuo says the one-week observation of Asanteman's second-in-command should be scheduled for next Monday, May 12.

In order for the Asantehene to bury his second-in-command and occupant of the Silver Stool of Asanteman, he wants the funeral to be planned three weeks following the one-week observance.

gave instructions at an Asanteman meeting in Kumasi on Monday, May 5, that he wanted everything to be done right away, including appointing a new chief to replace the late Occupant of the Silver Stool after the 40-day observation was over.