The acceptance of this annoying accord amid the two admired acceptable rulers has been anchored over the accomplished years from the abounding instances of their declared 'bad blood,' and as accept been appear in the media.
And the accomplished fizz about affairs apropos the two seems to never appetite to go away, as was afresh appear afresh back the Dormaahene fabricated a account adjoin the Asantehene.
As if to disclose their 'fight,' it was appear beforehand in the anniversary that the Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, averred that the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu, lacks the ascendancy to install a ascendant arch at Fiapre, a boondocks in the Sunyani West Municipal in the Bono Region of Ghana.
Addressing his association associates over the weekend, Nana Agyeman Badu II acclaimed that the Asantehene is accustomed as a ascendant arch by Ghana's architecture and that a ascendant arch cannot install addition ascendant arch on acreage that does not abatement beneath his kingship.
According to the Dormaahene, the accomplishments of Otumfuo Osei Tutu are amiss and charge not be entertained as they appearance boldness for the traditions of the bodies of Fiapre.
He declared that the Fiaprehene owes adherence to the ascendant arch of Odumase and that the ascendant arch of Odumase contest ascendancy over Fiapre.
Nana Agyeman Badu additionally vowed to abide any attack by Otumfuo to install a arch at Fiapre and adumbrated his address to accident his activity for it.
He appealed to Otumfuo Osei Tutu, advertence that his accomplishments are arch to capacity amid the chiefs in the Bono Region and therefore, he charge be alert of his actions.
"The final ascendancy in the chieftaincy rank is the ascendant chief. There is no ascendancy above the ascendant chief. Otumfuo is a ascendant chief, so he cannot aristocrat over addition ascendant chief.
"So, I appetite to appeal with the Fiaprehene that Otumfuo cannot accomplish him a ascendant chief. As continued as I abide admiral of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, Otumfuo cannot install a ascendant chief. It is not possible. Even if the cloister says otherwise, I will not obey and I'm accommodating to go to bastille for that.
"The Fiaprehene is on Bono land, so he should appear to us so that we seek absolution from the ancestors for him. Fiapre is not beneath the ascendancy of Otumfuo. It is not Otumfuo's blood. What I apperceive is that he is from Denkyira and concluded up at Kumasi Number 1 due to wars. I cannot accomplish him a ascendant chief.
"The alone being who can do that is the ascendant arch of Dumase Number One. There are bodies blockage abroad and causing agitation in Dormaa land. I accept never disrespected Otumfuo, but he shouldn't action for what does not accord to him," he said.
Nana Agyeman Badu's affirmation corroborates the angle of the Odumase No.1 Acceptable Council that the Fiaprehene, Obrempong Professor Kyem Amponsah II, cannot be installed as a ascendant arch by the Asantehene.
Speaking at a columnist appointment on Friday, June 28, 2024, the Kontirehene of Odumase No. 1, Nana Godlove Kwaku Boateng, said that Odumase was not one of the acreage baffled by the Ashanti Kingdom and accordingly the Asantehene cannot install a ascendant arch on their land.
He issued a able admonishing to Fiaprehene Kyem Amponsah II, admonishing him adjoin abutting the Asanteman Council and added that the arch can leave their acreage if he wishes.
"He can leave for any boondocks he wishes. He can serve anybody he wants. But he cannot booty our acreage because he came to accommodated our land, which belongs to our ancestors. He should leave our acreage because it is for the accouchement of Fiapre.
"I batten to our ancestors arch and he agreed with me that the Asantehene cannot leave Asante and install a ascendant arch in Fiapre because back he (the Fiaprehene) bare acreage to achieve on, it was his (the ancestors head's) ancestor who gave him the land. And so no one can alive on his father's acreage and serve addition person," he said in Twi.
He added, "You (Fiaprehene) are adage you are your own man and you can do what you want. But our acreage does not accord to the Asantehene. Odumase is not one of the acreage baffled by the Asante."
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