The Chief Linguist of the Asantehene (Otumfuo Akyeamehene), Nana Nsuase Poku, has issued a strong warning to the people of Asanteman regarding the burial of the kingdom’s late queen mother, the Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III.

Announcing the plans for the burial on behalf of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the one-week observation of her demise at the Manhyia Palace, Nana Nsuase Poku said that no person should be seen on the streets on the night the queen mother is buried at Bantama.

He stated that anyone found on the streets that evening would have only themselves to blame.

“On Thursday (September 18) afternoon at 1:00 pm, we will have the final funeral rites at this same park to say farewell to our mother. That day is a solemn day. That day, Asanteman will make no noise. No shop will open, nobody is to go anywhere. We are coming to mourn our mother.

“In the evening, mother will be buried at Breman, Bantama. That evening, we are not to meet anybody. We are not to meet any human being. You will have yourself to blame if we meet you,” the linguist said as he announced the burial plans for the late Asantehemaa.

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II announced the death of the Asantehemaa on August 11, 2025.

Born Nana Ama Konadu, Nana Konadu Yiadom III was the 14th Asantehemaa.

She was the biological sister of the current Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

She became the Asantehemaa in 2017, following the death of her mother, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, the then Asantehemaa.

Nana Konadu Yiadom, the second most powerful person in Asanteman, was respected for her loyalty, counsel, strength, and devotion to tradition.

Watch a video of the linguist’s remarks below:

#AsantemanMourns: No business must open on September 18 - Otumfuo#asantehemaaoneweekobservation #opemsuoradio pic.twitter.com/Zi9BWCSWaf

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