Ga Mantse and Pope John Paul II: The 2 times Asantehenes stood to greet while sitting in state

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  • GOLD 1 year ago

    THE IDENTITY OF BLACKS IS THE BIGGEST KEPT SECRET ON EARTH!!!!!!!
    ASHANTI IS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.
    THE ORIGINAL HHEBREWS WERE BLACKS,CAPTURED AS SLAVES FOR DISOBEYING THE MOST HIGH GOD ALMIGHTY OUR CREATOR,ITS ALL WRITTEN ...
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  • Joe 1 year ago

    Ask this so called historian that was he expecting the Ga mantas to walk and go and greet the Asante chief in his seat even though the asante chief was in ga land ?

  • Kaku Kedeba 1 year ago

    Exactly it is a lie

    He cannot be king where he is not king

  • The Man 1 year ago

    Most people still don't understand why Nkrumah sent Ghanaians to study in the Eastern Bloc countries and China. The answer is a simple one; her majesty the Queen of Britain refused to allow the govt of Ghana to send students ...
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  • Kaku kedeba 1 year ago

    Nkrumah sent people to study wherever was the most favourable

    At that time the eastern block and Cuba werecproviding better offers.

    The wwat and eastern block were all vying for suprrmacy.

    But Nkrumah in his wisdom ...
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  • K.O. 1 year ago

    Lies nkooaaa, where did Dr Nkrumah, himself studied? Let's learn to speak the truth for our children seek.

  • Jah Lives 1 year ago

    The Man,your assertion cannot be true. The Queen does not control the Government in the UK.She was a Ceremonial Head.Real power lies with the Prime Minister.
    At the time you were talking about,West Indians were already in th ...
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  • John 1 year ago

    Opemso is far bigger than your ga marshie Chief and he had to go n greet otumfo.that simple.

  • Kotibrim 1 year ago

    Majority of the sick are not in bed!!!!

  • Sam 1 year ago

    Nana Addo would have loved same courtesy, but alas, he will not get it.

  • Sam Fante warrior. 1 year ago

    The teeth that bites you will bit you again, the one who beat you will always beat you again and again. Ashatihene and Ashantis must respect the Gas always and everytime. The monkeys has comes to city and they think they can ...
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  • Sam the Satanic Homosexual INFERIOR forever, and a TERRORIST 1 year ago

    Sam the Satanic Homosexual is INFERIOR

  • selfmade YOUR ASHANTI BOSS 1 year ago

    The ANUS boy lmaooo

    The ANUS Sam the beach shitter haha

  • Odjame 1 year ago

    Why this nonsense , if you have no new shut up

  • Odjame 1 year ago

    *news

  • No one 1 year ago

    This is not true. Asantehene whiles in Kumasi especially or anywhere in Asante land is not supposed to stand to greet anyone or walk to see off anyone. However, this custom does not extend to other lands. When in other tradit ...
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  • Kwame 1 year ago

    The Asantehene did that to Ga Mantse because he was a visiter not on all land but rather on Asante land and anytime he is in host he will stand to greet so please so call historian come again

  • Yaw Amankwaah 1 year ago

    Read the history between the Gas and Ashantis and you'll know that there's nothing like enmity or hatred. I remember the late Otumfuor Opoku Ware used to visit the late Ga Mantse, Nii Amugi II about twice a year and vice vers ...
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  • Kaku Kedeba 1 year ago

    Amankwa you need to comprehend what they have said.

    This article is false nothing to do with enmity

    When Asantehene is not in Asante he is not the prime polity if he visits another king in Ghana he i, the Asantehene is ...
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  • Seffmade is drinking akpeteshie 1 year ago

    I am sure Bastie is busy. Bestie the Asantefour nyininaahene please come come come. Argument has broken out here. Come and take part

  • selfmade YOUR ASHANTI BOSS 1 year ago

    Nope, am busy receiving NUDES from your FAT mama lmaooo

    She sent me one that she’s taking off her stinking DROSS and I like that one lmaooo

    I live RENT FREE in your dead mind lmaooo

  • Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene 1 year ago

    I’m on holidays bro. I’m currently in palma de Majorca (Spainish territory) . I will be right back

  • Rich 1 year ago

    Stop twisting history and be straight up

  • Kofi Seaman. 1 year ago

    This is confusing. Is the Pope God? If the Asantehene stands up and greet someone,is he not the Asantehene anymore? What happened to either of them when they stood to greet the Pope and Ga Mantse? And to state that, even if h ...
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  • Sofoline 1 year ago

    He will seat down at his palace not another kings palace, nonsense, talking as if he owns Ghana.

  • Chop pussy 1 year ago

    We are tired of bush asantes history

  • Kaku Kedeba 1 year ago

    What divisiveness nonsense is this.

    If the Asantehene visits another state out of his jurisdiction it is protocol for him to announce his arrival and get up and greet the King of that state as a visitor.

    Case in point h ...
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  • Mr historian 1 year ago

    Rubbish.. This is incorrect

  • Nungua Wolomo. I marry 12 years girl. What can you do? 1 year ago

    Why didn't he dance in a palanquin?

  • Test 2 1 year ago

    WHAT IS ALL THESE
    KINGS CHIEFS ETC.
    DON'T THEY DIE ONE DAY LIKE ALL OF US HUMAN BEINGS?
    EBIEH GHANAIANS AND PRIDE

  • Munafiki Bawumia is a disgrace to Islam 1 year ago

    Historian and Lawyer Anokye Frimpong's views regarding the development are right academically, but what Tutu exhibited was pure wisdom.

  • Abi Moses 1 year ago

    We kneel down to greet our elders in the north and our kings are revered and they do not kowtow to anyone when they are also in their jurisdiction. Every tribe in Ghana respect their cultures. Stop this tribalistic tendency o ...
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  • Ewvevi 1 year ago

    And so what? Gowayou with this primitivity. If he dies and goes before Christ for judgement, he should say "prees, my name is asantehene". Wetin. Mtsruuu.

  • Nigerian man 1 year ago

    Ghanaians stop this primitive news the world has evolved past these village rulers. Countries are not interested in this dealings anymore. Gone are those days when there was village wars or other primitive things. Only Jesus ...
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  • Eworze 1 year ago

    Ghanaweb enough of the asante crap! Tso nke!

  • Akajatayogog 1 year ago

    If you go and visit someone in his or her home you the guest will greet not the Host.So what useless Akufo Addo was doing to tell the chiefs to stand before he greet them, means he he doesn't respect.Not the chiefs stand by t ...
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  • Hammer 1 year ago

    He need to be impeached for disrespecting customs guidelines... ɔnyɛ sɔɔ

  • PAULO 1 year ago

    This so-called historian should not have come out with this spurious write-up. What is his understanding of the expression 'Asantehene sitting in state'? Otumfuor sits in state in his Asante Kingdom where he would be the host ...
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  • Kermit 1 year ago

    Not just for any respect but because they’re both Freemasons. Brothers

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  • Efo magavu 1 year ago

    Your chief is not special to anyone chief in Ghana

  • Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene 1 year ago

    3 places Kwasia Tutu can’t go:

    1. He can’t cross river Pra (anka mi nim anka)

    2. He can’t go to Canada

    3. He can’t go to Dormaa

  • Offinso K. K. Sarpong 1 year ago

    Hahahahaha. What an uppercut to Selfmade the obrafo latrine carrier . Limao

  • Kofi 1 year ago

    Who cares about the Asantehene and what he does while sitting in state.

  • Kofi Seaman. 1 year ago

    On the one hand,the Asantehene can not, should not, would not, must not stand to greet any of his fellow countrymen, even his compatroits. On the other hand, he can, should,would and must kneel before a white man for a blessi ...
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  • George 1 year ago

    @Kofi Seaman. The black inferiority complex at its peak. This is what the Asantehene illustrated by kneeling before a white man. What a shame!!!!!. I have never seen any European monarch kneeling before a black man to be bles ...
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  • Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene 1 year ago

    He’s still a black slave to the British and he knows it. Go and see his ugly baboon face, sucking up to King Charles.

  • JACK TORONTO 1 year ago

    I WANT TO SEE AKUFFO ADDO COMMANDING BOTH CHIEFS TO STAND UP TO GREET HIM.

  • judischrislam 1 year ago

    The Ashantis never defeated the GAS. You should remeber the Akatamanso war in which the Ashantis had to run away. This means they were defeated and even the great Ahanti warrior, Asamoa Nkwanta had to blow himself up upon rec ...
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