The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed delight at meeting the Okuapehene, Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III, while questioning why the traditional ruler had not yet visited the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.

Otumfuo made the remarks during the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) 65th anniversary celebration on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.

He described the Okuapehene as his son and suggested that the delay in arranging a visit to the Manhyia Palace was the responsibility of the elders rather than the Okuapehene himself.

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“Today, I am glad to have met my son, the Okuapehene. I was questioning why they had not brought him to me in Kumasi so far. It is not his fault; it is the elders. So I have a beef with them, but they will correct that and bring him,” he said.

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His remarks followed an encounter between the two traditional rulers at the anniversary event, during which Otumfuo indicated his desire to welcome the Okuapehene to the Manhyia Palace.

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