Historian Yaw Anokye Frimpong has disclosed that former sub-chief Kwame Tua remains a disliked figure in the Ashanti Region for betraying his people by revealing the whereabouts of the sacred Golden Stool to the British.
According to his account, during the tenure of Governor Maxwell, the British were actively searching for the Golden Stool, believing it would enhance their wealth and power in the region.
It was during this period that Tua offered to provide information about the stool's location and those connected to it, ultimately leading to the arrest of Nana Prempeh I, the reigning Asantehene at the time. "Kwame Tua's betrayal made him a despised figure among the Asantes.
In 1896, under British rule led by Governor Maxwell, Prempeh I was arrested and sent to Elmina.
