"The greatest legacy that Otumfur Osei Tutu II can leave for Akans is it not sad that the biggest tribe in Ghana is treated like the minority tribe"
What treatment is meted out to Akans so as for them to feel like a minori ... read full comment
"The greatest legacy that Otumfur Osei Tutu II can leave for Akans is it not sad that the biggest tribe in Ghana is treated like the minority tribe"
What treatment is meted out to Akans so as for them to feel like a minority tribe? Does any tribe have to walk on the other, spit on the other and openly discriminate towards the other in order to feel like been in the majority?
Insecurity is your biggest problem, democracy is built on ideas not on majority tribe.
CHIEF 10 years ago
Your understanding of the write up is incorrect. Reread and come back to comment.
Your understanding of the write up is incorrect. Reread and come back to comment.
OSBON 10 years ago
my ancestors were captured by The Great Asantehene Nana Osei Tutu 1, after he defeated King Ntim Gyakari of Dankyeria Kingdom.
My people were given to the Chief of Adwumakase-kese, in Kwabre with the left hand of King Ntim G ... read full comment
my ancestors were captured by The Great Asantehene Nana Osei Tutu 1, after he defeated King Ntim Gyakari of Dankyeria Kingdom.
My people were given to the Chief of Adwumakase-kese, in Kwabre with the left hand of King Ntim Gyakari as a reward for the part that village, called chief Nana Asanso Kufo played for the war effort..
My people has lived at that village since then, and don't feel any less Asante.
The left hand of the King Ntim Gyakari in still in tomb in the centre of the village up to today and my people who are instructed to take care of it, still do perfume all the traditional rites as required.
No body treat us inferior in that village. we are not force to go to worship Asantehene.
We are proud people of that village and feel complete Asante Akan and twi speaking people.
Forget this tribal warfare and move into 21st cen. period .
YB 10 years ago
Thank you Osbon and God bless you. I am an Asante but my late grandmother once told me my ancestry is from the Eastern Region. What people forget is that Asante was formed from many states or tribes so there are many differen ... read full comment
Thank you Osbon and God bless you. I am an Asante but my late grandmother once told me my ancestry is from the Eastern Region. What people forget is that Asante was formed from many states or tribes so there are many different tribes that make Asantes. It is very absurd to hear and see people clinging desperately to their so-called tribes. God bless Ghana.
K Boateng 10 years ago
While some of us are thinking of a country, others are thinking and talking about tribe and ethnicity. Fantes, Akwapims, Kwahus, and Akwamus, to mention but a few, are also Akans and I've never heard them complaining of being ... read full comment
While some of us are thinking of a country, others are thinking and talking about tribe and ethnicity. Fantes, Akwapims, Kwahus, and Akwamus, to mention but a few, are also Akans and I've never heard them complaining of being marginalized or being treated like minorities in Ghana; it's only asantes and the akyems who still live in the stone age and are thinking that Ghana owes them and therefore must be allowed to walk over the rest of Ghanaians.
Kofi Miawo De 10 years ago
This Mr Kofi Kyereme is an ignorant fool. Obviously, he misunderstood the history his so called grandfather taught him. I don't need is dis-intergrate this fallacious article full of errors and half truths. He had said from t ... read full comment
This Mr Kofi Kyereme is an ignorant fool. Obviously, he misunderstood the history his so called grandfather taught him. I don't need is dis-intergrate this fallacious article full of errors and half truths. He had said from the beginning that the Wenchihemaa had selected a new omanhene from the royal stool of Wenchi, but at the end states the kumasihene or the asantehene has appointed a son of agona to be Wenchihene. Which is true? Ghana is one, SO PLEASE STOP ALL THIS NONSENSE OF TRIBAL DIVISIONS.
Ghana FIRST 10 years ago
Koo Boateng, listen. The Akans and for that matter the Ashantis are the majority in Ghana and there is nothing you can do about it. Now, let me tell you this, they don't claim their majority makes them better than other Gha ... read full comment
Koo Boateng, listen. The Akans and for that matter the Ashantis are the majority in Ghana and there is nothing you can do about it. Now, let me tell you this, they don't claim their majority makes them better than other Ghanaians. It's the inferiority complex of the ewes and some ungrateful northerners and gas who always have problems with Ashantis and Akans based on some linguistic usage which every ethnicity has for another tribe. Please stop the hate and bring Ghanaians together. Tribes and ethnicity days are gone for ever. Educated and smart people nowadays think of GHANA FIRST. You fool, remember that all of us make GHANA. I am sorry for the insult; but sometimes I can't take grown-up people spewing negatives on the web.
K. Boateng 10 years ago
Ghana First, that is your name, right? To hell with tribe or ethnicity. Grow up from your primitive, stone age menatlity and think Ghana First.
Ghana First, that is your name, right? To hell with tribe or ethnicity. Grow up from your primitive, stone age menatlity and think Ghana First.
K Boateng 10 years ago
Maybe the new Wenchihene can bring the Wenchis and Asantes together but I don't see how he can bring Bonos and Asantes together. Mr. Kyeremeh must bear in mind that various Bono Traditional Chiefdoms are autonomous of each ot ... read full comment
Maybe the new Wenchihene can bring the Wenchis and Asantes together but I don't see how he can bring Bonos and Asantes together. Mr. Kyeremeh must bear in mind that various Bono Traditional Chiefdoms are autonomous of each other and therefore Wenchi can't decide for Dormaa or Techiman (Takyiman, for instance. Wenchis can send themselves to the asantes without we the Techiman-Bonos because we share no affinities together. Thank you but no thank you.
Ameyaw Takyi 10 years ago
K Boateng, I don't think you are normal. When we say Brong, do you know what constitute? Brong comprises of wenchi, Nkoransah, kimtampo etc. Do you know the reason why Nkoransas and Wenchis speak decent Bono language than any ... read full comment
K Boateng, I don't think you are normal. When we say Brong, do you know what constitute? Brong comprises of wenchi, Nkoransah, kimtampo etc. Do you know the reason why Nkoransas and Wenchis speak decent Bono language than any other group. They see themselves as one united Bonos in which one's action against or for Ashantis may have direct influence over others. Do you even know the reason why we have Brong Ahafo traditional chieftancy?
K Boateng 10 years ago
Ameyaw Takyi, I'm not going to insult back for calling me abnormal but based on your own assessment but Bono constitutes places like Wenchi, Nkoranza, etc, which are independent of each other, can you tell me on which bases t ... read full comment
Ameyaw Takyi, I'm not going to insult back for calling me abnormal but based on your own assessment but Bono constitutes places like Wenchi, Nkoranza, etc, which are independent of each other, can you tell me on which bases the writer is saying Wenchihene would bring asantes and Bonos together? Which of the Bonos-Wenchi Bonos or Nkoranza Bonos? And for your information, there is no Brong Ahafo Traditional Chieftancy but rather Brong Ahafo National House of Chiefs which is an umbrella of Bono and Ahafo Chiefs whose various traditional authorities have no bearing on other but have collective mutual interest for the Region.
James Bamfo 10 years ago
"When one has the feeling of dislike of evil,
when one feels tranquil,
one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings;
when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear."
Mr. Kofi Kyeremeh, you are ... read full comment
"When one has the feeling of dislike of evil,
when one feels tranquil,
one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings;
when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear."
Mr. Kofi Kyeremeh, you are a man of peace; be blessed.
Jojo 10 years ago
Kudos Patomas
Kudos Patomas
Robert, Essex 10 years ago
This is a fantastic article that has confirmed so much of what I was told by my late great grandfather Nana Adusah who was 120 when he died in 1993 at Krobo near Techiman.
He recounted the suffering the people of Techiman su ... read full comment
This is a fantastic article that has confirmed so much of what I was told by my late great grandfather Nana Adusah who was 120 when he died in 1993 at Krobo near Techiman.
He recounted the suffering the people of Techiman suffered at the hands of the Asante army and the mass drowning in the Tain river while they were running away from the pursuing Asantes.
Otumfuo must understand that we are in 2013, 21st century for that matter and that the time has come for the wishes of Bonos to be respected. Bono lands are for Bonos, period.
Nana Hakim 10 years ago
Hello Mr. & Mrs. Ghana,
Remember, this academician has a checkered past history. First, he was expelled from Opoku Ware Secondary School for stealing. Second, he changed his real name in order to gain admission into a high ... read full comment
Hello Mr. & Mrs. Ghana,
Remember, this academician has a checkered past history. First, he was expelled from Opoku Ware Secondary School for stealing. Second, he changed his real name in order to gain admission into a high school in Central Region. Remember, the circumstances under which he left KNUST. In my opinion, his questionable antecedent will hunt him. It's just a matter of time a REAL SON OF WENCHI OPPOSED HIS NOMINATION. In my opinion, Thomas shouldn't have wriiten this piece knowing pretty sure that his past woes and trouble are too many to be considered a chief of Wenchi. PROFESSOR SARPONG SHOULD THINK ABOUT HIS NOMINATION AS WENCHI CHIEF, otherwise a lot more nasty things will be heard about him - very much similar to what GHANAIANS READ WHEN HE TRIED TO CONTEST FOR THE VICE CHACELORSHIP POSITION OF KNUST. Thomas, advise your "HERO" not to consider the nomination.
LONG LIVE AFRICA! GOD BLESS GHANA!! FORWARD EVER!!!
k,n,a, 10 years ago
nana hakim, the man is not a thief .Childhood delinquency should not follow him wherever he goes. He is an accomplished intellectual and we love him.
nana hakim, the man is not a thief .Childhood delinquency should not follow him wherever he goes. He is an accomplished intellectual and we love him.
Unidentified 10 years ago
You phd people should stop your nonsense. Criminal or not he is the rightful person and we love him. Kwaku Gyan is dead and Dr. Ansah is old, Ansah Twum is also dead and Kwasi Amoako is sick; therefore he is the next rightf ... read full comment
You phd people should stop your nonsense. Criminal or not he is the rightful person and we love him. Kwaku Gyan is dead and Dr. Ansah is old, Ansah Twum is also dead and Kwasi Amoako is sick; therefore he is the next rightful person not that sl.. coach. I don't know if Gyebi, Thema's brother is still alive. Ask the coach which of his uncles has ever been chief of Wenchi? Would he ever dream to become a chief of Wenchi if Amaniampong, Kwame MensaH an the rest were alive?
Kwobia (Toronto) 10 years ago
Please,Ghana needs to get past this tribal nonsense.As a Kassina,Kwame Nkrumah was a visionary who envisaged one nation,north to south,east to west.He was an inclusive leader.
Please,Ghana needs to get past this tribal nonsense.As a Kassina,Kwame Nkrumah was a visionary who envisaged one nation,north to south,east to west.He was an inclusive leader.
PHILTY McNASTY 10 years ago
Every lover of history should archive this article for future reference. Thanks.
Every lover of history should archive this article for future reference. Thanks.
Huhuhuhu_Ny3hu 10 years ago
"Dancer" is merely attempting to paly the role of a "historian"! How can this disjointed piece be seriously considered as a useful historical reference material? Do a little digging, and I am sure you`ll find tons of material ... read full comment
"Dancer" is merely attempting to paly the role of a "historian"! How can this disjointed piece be seriously considered as a useful historical reference material? Do a little digging, and I am sure you`ll find tons of material you can rely on to do justice to this or any other topic!
I do not know the heir-apparent Prof.
Owusu Sarpong, but I knew the late Wenchihene,who was was a close personal friend of our family for more than 60 years.
Nii Sabaah 10 years ago
Thjis is a nicely written history. Congratulations. I need you as a tutor.
Thjis is a nicely written history. Congratulations. I need you as a tutor.
KWAJO 10 years ago
Brilliant!!Thanx for such a write-up
Brilliant!!Thanx for such a write-up
Robin Hood 10 years ago
JSS plus SSS education equals poor English.
JSS plus SSS education equals poor English.
Robin Hood 10 years ago
JSS plus SSS education equals poor English.
JSS plus SSS education equals poor English.
KOFI PAPABI 10 years ago
Mr Kyereme your conversation here is well presented. Such are the people who should one day become leaders of this relived experience. An experience borne out from our shared historical interests. Ashantis and Bonos are one a ... read full comment
Mr Kyereme your conversation here is well presented. Such are the people who should one day become leaders of this relived experience. An experience borne out from our shared historical interests. Ashantis and Bonos are one and the same people. We hope and pray that chiefs like Dormaahene will understand your line of reasoning and help find a way out of the present stalemate in our relationship. Thanks so much for this wonderful insight. Long live our people and may God bless the Akan people
APA--USA 10 years ago
MR KYEREME, THE ANSWER IS A BIG NO. IF YOU , YOUR NEW CHIEF AND WENCHIPEOPLE ARE READY TO KISS ASS, WE DORMAAFOE ARE NOT READY.
MR KYEREME, THE ANSWER IS A BIG NO. IF YOU , YOUR NEW CHIEF AND WENCHIPEOPLE ARE READY TO KISS ASS, WE DORMAAFOE ARE NOT READY.
DAGABIE 10 years ago
The answer to bring people together is for ALL of as to PRAY TO GOD for one purpose.
Lets do that and forget about how the Ashanti fight.
CAN FIGHT A VILLAGE TODAY?
The answer to bring people together is for ALL of as to PRAY TO GOD for one purpose.
Lets do that and forget about how the Ashanti fight.
CAN FIGHT A VILLAGE TODAY?
ASARE BEDIAKO 10 years ago
you have taught me a great history,long live the Akans,long live asante,long live bono
you have taught me a great history,long live the Akans,long live asante,long live bono
Jade 10 years ago
Asantes brought us oil too
Asantes brought us oil too
Jade 10 years ago
We are not selfish like others tribes. Infates are making too much noise about the oil find. Forgetting that under K4 and his great network of expertise oil was at long last found in Ghana. Kumasi sports stadium is named afte ... read full comment
We are not selfish like others tribes. Infates are making too much noise about the oil find. Forgetting that under K4 and his great network of expertise oil was at long last found in Ghana. Kumasi sports stadium is named after a northerner. Which tribe would accept that in Ghana apart from Asantes. Even gas are making noise about Kotoka Air port and Ohene Djan etc
k,n,a, 10 years ago
In the first place the piece is misplaced since I do not see Bonos as enemies of Ashanti and vice versa.
In the first place the piece is misplaced since I do not see Bonos as enemies of Ashanti and vice versa.
SUMBRUNGU 10 years ago
"They(Ashantis) watched as Dr Nkrumah their hard earned proceeds from their coco to educate northerners and other disadvantaged societies without protest". The greatest balderdash and crap from a pretentious and condescending ... read full comment
"They(Ashantis) watched as Dr Nkrumah their hard earned proceeds from their coco to educate northerners and other disadvantaged societies without protest". The greatest balderdash and crap from a pretentious and condescending historian.
G. K. Berko 10 years ago
This assumption that our Nothern brethren only received charity from our Cocoa-derived funds alone, under the free Education program of the early post-colonial period, could be rubbing some of us in the wrong way. The program ... read full comment
This assumption that our Nothern brethren only received charity from our Cocoa-derived funds alone, under the free Education program of the early post-colonial period, could be rubbing some of us in the wrong way. The program was necessary for a stronger nation building. We could not leave any part of the Nation too far behind.
The topic can only be fairly and honestly discussed to add to a quality historical knowledge-base, if we could strain the ethnic connotations that imply relative tribal supremacy/inferiority out of it.
We should not hold the relative poverty that many associated with the North against them. After all, the folks there never came begging to be included in any emerging Nation that Ghana was going to become.
Besides, if nothing at all their land had a price... Priceless... And if we were going to bring them along, that free Education was a tiny price to pay to get them to join us, relative to all the real price of their land and the invaluable human capital they were contributing to building Ghana.
We should also be more honest in acknowledging the worth of the labor our Northern brethren supplied to our Cocoa industry. We could not have attained all that prominence with our Cocoa and its attendant wealth in our families had it not been for the immense labor pool folks from the North offered to help grow and maintain the Cocoa farms.
Do we even really know if these farm workers, generally, ever got paid fairly? But since we might have contracted them in a free market environment we may not feel obliged to bear any guilt for less-than-decent payment for their services.
This is a similar situation to what many conservative Americans view immigrants to the USA, especially, the illegal ones who may be taken advantage of by American Businesses.
It is only that any such deprecation of our Northern brethren is even worse because they are by our Constitution just as Ghanaian as anyone else and began our Nation's creation with us.
It is time we dumped the ethnic blinders and honestly sought for real Social and Economic justice for all.
We can talk about any perceived sabotage of Ashanti Region, or any other part of Ghana, by any leadership to immediately correct it without pulling the tribal strings.
If, we have any substantive evidence that some bigoted myopic national leader is isolating any part of Ghana for sabotage because of tribal differences we can drag that s.o.b. or d.o.b to court to expose and punish him or her accordingly. This the way to go. And it is not naive. That bigot's tribe should not be tainted with his or her crime and shame.
Long live Ghana!!!
KWAKU YEBOAH 10 years ago
I THINK MR KYEREMEH LACKS A LOT OF ISSUES BY PRESENTING A TRUE ACCOUNT HISTORY BETWEEN TAKYIMAN (BONO'S) AND ASHANTI'S. DO YOU KNOW THE TRUE ACCOUNT HISTORY BEHIND THE ''GOLDEN STOOL, MR KYEREMEH?'' INDEED, THERE IS SO MUCH L ... read full comment
I THINK MR KYEREMEH LACKS A LOT OF ISSUES BY PRESENTING A TRUE ACCOUNT HISTORY BETWEEN TAKYIMAN (BONO'S) AND ASHANTI'S. DO YOU KNOW THE TRUE ACCOUNT HISTORY BEHIND THE ''GOLDEN STOOL, MR KYEREMEH?'' INDEED, THERE IS SO MUCH LAPSES IN YOUR PRESENTATION. I BELIEVE NO ONE IS INTERESTED TO TALK ABOUT SUCH HISTORY, AND IF YOU WANT TO DO, DO IT WELL. BOBO'S ARE NOT READY TO UNIT WITH ANY ASHANTI'S - DORMAA, TAKYIMAN, AND SO ON. YOU CAN CARRY YOUR WENCHI TO THEM. GHANA IS ONE, AND GHANAIANS ARE ONE PEOPLE. SIMPL!
K Boateng 10 years ago
It's quite amazing and amusing that some people churn out deceptive articles here on Ghanaweb thinking that all readers are that dumb to locate and understand half truths embedded in the article. The author of this article st ... read full comment
It's quite amazing and amusing that some people churn out deceptive articles here on Ghanaweb thinking that all readers are that dumb to locate and understand half truths embedded in the article. The author of this article states in one breath that Nana Wenchihemaa Fremah had nominated a candidate for the Wenchi throne. Interestingly, the writer states elsewhere that it's the Asantehene who has given Wenchis their traditional leader and that would culminate in a kind of togetherness between the Bonos and Asantes. Now, these are some issues I would want Mr. Kyeremeh to ponder over: given the fact that the candidate holds double allegiance with over 90 percent of that allegiance on the side of asante,is Mr. Kyeremeh saying that he would be accepted by all the people of Wenchi? This question is at the heels of the fact that the Wenchi royal family is very divided following the rejection of their recent Hene Nana Nketia (Coach). Would his factions accept the fact that it's asantehene who is selecting their leader for them? And on what basis did the asantehene choose the Wenchihene? Is it not an attempt to impose an asante on the Wenchis and therefore an attempt to meddle in Wechi chieftancy affairs? You see, this is what we the Techimans vehemently abhor hence the long standing conflict between asantes and us. Does Mr. Kyeremeh think in his heart of hearts that Nana Attakora and Nana Mensah would have acquiesced to the asantehene choosing their traditional leader for them?
Now, Mr. Kyeremeh moans over the death of a guy imposed on the people of Offuman calling himself Offumanhene. Kyeremeh conveniently left out the role played by that guy who, together with his immediate family carried out arsons in the nights and burning farms belonging to Bonos who served under Techimanhene. For instance, on that fateful Friday when he was killed, his daughter was caught with a gallon of petrol sprinkling on their opponents' houses, leading to a fight resulting in her death and that of her father. Does Mr. Keyeremeh recall what Kuffuor's government concluded over the callous murder of Ya-na? The NPP said the Ya-Na died as a result of a war; in the same vein, the asantehene's puppet at Ofuman died as a result of war so they must deal with it and stop crying over spilled milk. While talking of his personal and childhood friends who died on that day, I must remind Mr. Keyeremeh of a recent history of Tuobodom in 2008 where a guy called Kojo Fante, a puppet chosen by asantehene as Tuobodomhene, opened fire on Nana Techimanhene and in the process maiming and paralyzing several others, including Kwaku Takyi. Kwaku Takyi was also my childhood friend who grew up with me at Dwomoor; he died three years ago as a result of the shooting triggered by asantehene's assassins at Tuobodom. Is this the kind of togetherness that Mr. Keyeremeh is pontificating and jubilating about? A relationship where the asantes have no respect for the Bonos or a relationship where we treat each other with mutual respect? Mr. Kyeremeh and his Wenchi or Nkoranza people can sell their birth rights to and join the asantes but we the Bono Techimans say emphatically that we have nothing to do with their machinations!
YB 10 years ago
Mr Boateng, you are filled with so much hatred and this is no good for your well-being. You Bonos can come and claim ownership of the Golden Stool and I won't give a damn as long as no life is lost. Your hatred for Asantes is ... read full comment
Mr Boateng, you are filled with so much hatred and this is no good for your well-being. You Bonos can come and claim ownership of the Golden Stool and I won't give a damn as long as no life is lost. Your hatred for Asantes is misplaced because this issue is about the myopic and backward traditional rulers and not ordinary citizens like us. And who put that nonsense in your mind that Asantes have no respect for Bonos. As far as I know Asantes are closer to Bonos than any other tribe in Ghana.
Please try to live in the present. I feel a bit sad after reading this article because I've never heard of the story. All I'm trying to say is that if I've never heard of this story, I believe most Asantes like myself are not brought up to hate people from other tribes, more especially Bonos although we occasionally tease the Bonos about their "be be" Twi.
What is past is past. I wish those lands in dispute are returned to Bono stools. After all none of us the ordinary citizens benefits. God bless us all.
K. Boateng 10 years ago
"You Bonos can come and claim ownership of the Golden..."
was that an admission that you people are thieves?
"You Bonos can come and claim ownership of the Golden..."
was that an admission that you people are thieves?
YB 10 years ago
I don't really care whether anybody is a thief. After all the actions of Okomfo Anokye and Osei Tutu has no bearing on my current state of life. I don't have any direct link with any King or Chief so don't care about tribes. ... read full comment
I don't really care whether anybody is a thief. After all the actions of Okomfo Anokye and Osei Tutu has no bearing on my current state of life. I don't have any direct link with any King or Chief so don't care about tribes.
I merely meant that the Golden Stool is irrelevant in the scheme of the ordinary Asante or Ghanaian because if I had a wife who comes from Bono, my first responsibility in life will be towards her and my children. Can you honestly say the Asantes you know in your life disrespect you or treat you differently from their Asante brothers? And do you sincerely dislike Asantes?
Please try not to fight the past. Let's be thankful that we were not alive to witness those bad times. Apart from myself and one typist, almost all the staff at my workplace are Bonos and you won't even know unless they tell you. Please leave the Otumfuo and the Bono chiefs to their disputes and let us continue to live together as the brothers that we are because what joins us together is stronger than what divides us.
Owusu Achaw 10 years ago
Quite insightful!!
Well done!!
I suggest you send a copy to Otumfuo.
Quite insightful!!
Well done!!
I suggest you send a copy to Otumfuo.
LARYEAH 10 years ago
Ashantis are evil by any standard, that is why they are ugly and backward
Ashantis are evil by any standard, that is why they are ugly and backward
YB 10 years ago
I don't know you but from your comments I'm sure I'm more handsome and forward looking than you are.
I don't know you but from your comments I'm sure I'm more handsome and forward looking than you are.
Joe Ali-New Jersey 10 years ago
Apparently, only people who are naïve will find the historical masterpiece of Mr. Kyeremeh to be a distortion of facts. In the first place, the writer's analytical viewpoint seeks to inform Otumfour that by dint of intermarr ... read full comment
Apparently, only people who are naïve will find the historical masterpiece of Mr. Kyeremeh to be a distortion of facts. In the first place, the writer's analytical viewpoint seeks to inform Otumfour that by dint of intermarriage or other cultural links between the Asantes and other Bono states such as Wenchi and Techiman, there is the need for the Asantehene to link prominent chiefs in the Bono states such as Professor Owusu Sarpong as the new Wenchihene who traces his paternal anscestry from Asante to help resolve the unfortunate differences between them. It is an undeniable fact that because of intermarriage, the Bonos and Asantes are inseperable and therefore, as Akans with common destiny it is proper they come together as one people especially in terms of political perspective when other non Akan tribes see themselves as enemies of Akans (Asantes, Akims, Bonos and others)during election period.To me those who disagree with the writer are the ones who have been indoctrinated to believe that Asantes disrespect the Bonos out of political expediency. After all, President kuffour,s wife is Bono and even rivalry between the Bono and Asantes helps other suspicious tribes to capitalize on this to marginalize them in the usurpation of national political power. And this is the time the Bonos must team up with the Asantes to defeat the undisclosed communist inferior propaganda tactics of certain elements.
Jec 10 years ago
My brother Kyeremeh should always cross check whatever he is told before going to the press. Who told him that Prof. Owusu Sarpong is Wenchihene? When was he enstooled or installed publicly as custom demands? Be sure of your ... read full comment
My brother Kyeremeh should always cross check whatever he is told before going to the press. Who told him that Prof. Owusu Sarpong is Wenchihene? When was he enstooled or installed publicly as custom demands? Be sure of your facts next time you write an article like that.
so 10 years ago
mo braa! ! ! i love you!! we need more from you!!go wenchi bravo wenchiman we now have a new chief!!
mo braa! ! ! i love you!! we need more from you!!go wenchi bravo wenchiman we now have a new chief!!
Joe Ali-New Jersey 10 years ago
Jec, I want to make it emphatically clear to you that Prof Owusu Sarpong Has been dully sworn in in accordance with the custom of Wenchi by the queen mother and had sworn the oath of allegiance to the acting president of the ... read full comment
Jec, I want to make it emphatically clear to you that Prof Owusu Sarpong Has been dully sworn in in accordance with the custom of Wenchi by the queen mother and had sworn the oath of allegiance to the acting president of the traditional area the Adontehene and all the other divisional chiefs. It is significant also to note that to enstool a chief does not necessarily need to be done in a public place but can be performed at any place as custom demands as prescribed by the chieftancy Act. Jec must realize that Prof Owusu Sarpong is a royal and has gone through all customarily processes as an enstooled chief.
Twumasi Anka 9 years ago
...I hpoe the weiter of this article will go to learn his AKAN history well.
First and foremost, Akan is Not Part of Ashanti, but rather, Asantes are part of AKANS. Thus akan is bigger than asante. Akan history in presen ... read full comment
...I hpoe the weiter of this article will go to learn his AKAN history well.
First and foremost, Akan is Not Part of Ashanti, but rather, Asantes are part of AKANS. Thus akan is bigger than asante. Akan history in present day GHANA began with the Bonos. Bonoman was the first AKAN Kingdom. Almost all AKANS migrated from Bonoman.
Secondly, Asanteman was the last Akan kingdom, as there were also other Akan kingdoms.
Asante dominance of Akans at the hight of its power was very horrific and barbaric, according oral history. This has caused almost all other AKAN tribes to detest, or abhor Asantes.
You Mr. Writer, portrays the Asantehene as the centre of AKAN unity. ...far from truth, the Asantehene is more a destructive figure among the Akans. He is more a problem, than a solution. An example of his misjudgements, is the Tano Subin issue. He didn't just apply wisdom, but threats, which caused more harm than good. It made the Asantehene to loose respect, and emboldened the young Brongs, to stand their ground.
The young Brongs of today are more radical, and are prepared to defend their ancestral Bonoman, and the Asantehene underestimated the boldness of these young Brongs to die for their region.
When Prempeh I, was released from prison, the the British gave Bonoman back to the Asantehene, just for the British to get what they wanted from the Asantehene. Since then the Bonos have always resisted the Asantehenes dominance. When ghanas visionary leader Dr. Kwame NKRUMAH came to power, the Brongs used that opportunity to finally split from Asante brutality. Since then, the Bronglands has progressed better, than under asante dominance.
The present Wenchihene is a mixture from both Wenchi Royal family and Manhyia Royal family. Thus he comes from both royal families.
It's true, the AKANS are so divided. It's about time they unite. They are loosing touch of their common history. Most young AKANS don't even know that they originated from Bonoman. Most don't even know that, the OSEI Tutu I, the architect of the Ashanti kingdom, was raised and trained by the DENKYIRAS. That he got his wisdom from the DENKYIRAS. ....most AKANS don't know that Okomfo Anokye, who psychologically tuned the Ashantis to bravity was not an Ashanti himself. Most don't know that, the akwamus played a very important role in OSEI Tutu I life. And all these people who helped form the ASANTE kingdom were not Asantes.
Osei Tutu I was a very wise and clever king, his main vision was to unite AKANS and not to dominate them. When he died, the Asantehenes who came after him lost that vision, when they resorted to dominance and brutality.
AKANS are loosing their historical touch. Most Akans don't even know that, the Nzimas are pure AKANS and that, they originate from Wenchi. Dr. NKRUMAH, knew his ancestors came from there.
The Akans need to unite, to colour their heritage.
Do you know, that Victor OWUSU, john KOUFOUR, DR. BUSIA, the brave Dormaahene and Techimannhene come from the same ADUANA abusua?
That's how interesting the AKAN history is. Any Akan is from one of the nine AKAN ABUSUAS.
But the present Asantehene would be the last to bring the AKANS together. And the least to unite the Brongs and Asantes.
The Brongs should better unite and talk with one voice, to develop their land.
If the Asantes are ready, they can smoke the "peace pipe" with Brongs. More than 250years the Brongs couldn't unite with the Asantes.
This a question the Asantes have to answer.
Yaw Obeng,Hamburg. 7 years ago
How does Thomas Kyeremeh feel when he reads or listens to the history of the Bono and Asante? Well, he has views but please, if the new Wenchihene has anything to offer his people,he must work to defend and develop Bonoman a ... read full comment
How does Thomas Kyeremeh feel when he reads or listens to the history of the Bono and Asante? Well, he has views but please, if the new Wenchihene has anything to offer his people,he must work to defend and develop Bonoman always and forever.Please, Akans don`t need the Asantehene to unite us especially we the Bonos.Know your history.We must all work together to develop Ghana first and Asantefo must change their attitude first!
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"The greatest legacy that Otumfur Osei Tutu II can leave for Akans is it not sad that the biggest tribe in Ghana is treated like the minority tribe"
What treatment is meted out to Akans so as for them to feel like a minori ...
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Your understanding of the write up is incorrect. Reread and come back to comment.
my ancestors were captured by The Great Asantehene Nana Osei Tutu 1, after he defeated King Ntim Gyakari of Dankyeria Kingdom.
My people were given to the Chief of Adwumakase-kese, in Kwabre with the left hand of King Ntim G ...
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Thank you Osbon and God bless you. I am an Asante but my late grandmother once told me my ancestry is from the Eastern Region. What people forget is that Asante was formed from many states or tribes so there are many differen ...
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While some of us are thinking of a country, others are thinking and talking about tribe and ethnicity. Fantes, Akwapims, Kwahus, and Akwamus, to mention but a few, are also Akans and I've never heard them complaining of being ...
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This Mr Kofi Kyereme is an ignorant fool. Obviously, he misunderstood the history his so called grandfather taught him. I don't need is dis-intergrate this fallacious article full of errors and half truths. He had said from t ...
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Koo Boateng, listen. The Akans and for that matter the Ashantis are the majority in Ghana and there is nothing you can do about it. Now, let me tell you this, they don't claim their majority makes them better than other Gha ...
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Ghana First, that is your name, right? To hell with tribe or ethnicity. Grow up from your primitive, stone age menatlity and think Ghana First.
Maybe the new Wenchihene can bring the Wenchis and Asantes together but I don't see how he can bring Bonos and Asantes together. Mr. Kyeremeh must bear in mind that various Bono Traditional Chiefdoms are autonomous of each ot ...
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K Boateng, I don't think you are normal. When we say Brong, do you know what constitute? Brong comprises of wenchi, Nkoransah, kimtampo etc. Do you know the reason why Nkoransas and Wenchis speak decent Bono language than any ...
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Ameyaw Takyi, I'm not going to insult back for calling me abnormal but based on your own assessment but Bono constitutes places like Wenchi, Nkoranza, etc, which are independent of each other, can you tell me on which bases t ...
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"When one has the feeling of dislike of evil,
when one feels tranquil,
one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings;
when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear."
Mr. Kofi Kyeremeh, you are ...
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Kudos Patomas
This is a fantastic article that has confirmed so much of what I was told by my late great grandfather Nana Adusah who was 120 when he died in 1993 at Krobo near Techiman.
He recounted the suffering the people of Techiman su ...
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Hello Mr. & Mrs. Ghana,
Remember, this academician has a checkered past history. First, he was expelled from Opoku Ware Secondary School for stealing. Second, he changed his real name in order to gain admission into a high ...
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nana hakim, the man is not a thief .Childhood delinquency should not follow him wherever he goes. He is an accomplished intellectual and we love him.
You phd people should stop your nonsense. Criminal or not he is the rightful person and we love him. Kwaku Gyan is dead and Dr. Ansah is old, Ansah Twum is also dead and Kwasi Amoako is sick; therefore he is the next rightf ...
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Please,Ghana needs to get past this tribal nonsense.As a Kassina,Kwame Nkrumah was a visionary who envisaged one nation,north to south,east to west.He was an inclusive leader.
Every lover of history should archive this article for future reference. Thanks.
"Dancer" is merely attempting to paly the role of a "historian"! How can this disjointed piece be seriously considered as a useful historical reference material? Do a little digging, and I am sure you`ll find tons of material ...
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Thjis is a nicely written history. Congratulations. I need you as a tutor.
Brilliant!!Thanx for such a write-up
JSS plus SSS education equals poor English.
JSS plus SSS education equals poor English.
Mr Kyereme your conversation here is well presented. Such are the people who should one day become leaders of this relived experience. An experience borne out from our shared historical interests. Ashantis and Bonos are one a ...
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MR KYEREME, THE ANSWER IS A BIG NO. IF YOU , YOUR NEW CHIEF AND WENCHIPEOPLE ARE READY TO KISS ASS, WE DORMAAFOE ARE NOT READY.
The answer to bring people together is for ALL of as to PRAY TO GOD for one purpose.
Lets do that and forget about how the Ashanti fight.
CAN FIGHT A VILLAGE TODAY?
you have taught me a great history,long live the Akans,long live asante,long live bono
Asantes brought us oil too
We are not selfish like others tribes. Infates are making too much noise about the oil find. Forgetting that under K4 and his great network of expertise oil was at long last found in Ghana. Kumasi sports stadium is named afte ...
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In the first place the piece is misplaced since I do not see Bonos as enemies of Ashanti and vice versa.
"They(Ashantis) watched as Dr Nkrumah their hard earned proceeds from their coco to educate northerners and other disadvantaged societies without protest". The greatest balderdash and crap from a pretentious and condescending ...
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This assumption that our Nothern brethren only received charity from our Cocoa-derived funds alone, under the free Education program of the early post-colonial period, could be rubbing some of us in the wrong way. The program ...
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I THINK MR KYEREMEH LACKS A LOT OF ISSUES BY PRESENTING A TRUE ACCOUNT HISTORY BETWEEN TAKYIMAN (BONO'S) AND ASHANTI'S. DO YOU KNOW THE TRUE ACCOUNT HISTORY BEHIND THE ''GOLDEN STOOL, MR KYEREMEH?'' INDEED, THERE IS SO MUCH L ...
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It's quite amazing and amusing that some people churn out deceptive articles here on Ghanaweb thinking that all readers are that dumb to locate and understand half truths embedded in the article. The author of this article st ...
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Mr Boateng, you are filled with so much hatred and this is no good for your well-being. You Bonos can come and claim ownership of the Golden Stool and I won't give a damn as long as no life is lost. Your hatred for Asantes is ...
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"You Bonos can come and claim ownership of the Golden..."
was that an admission that you people are thieves?
I don't really care whether anybody is a thief. After all the actions of Okomfo Anokye and Osei Tutu has no bearing on my current state of life. I don't have any direct link with any King or Chief so don't care about tribes. ...
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Quite insightful!!
Well done!!
I suggest you send a copy to Otumfuo.
Ashantis are evil by any standard, that is why they are ugly and backward
I don't know you but from your comments I'm sure I'm more handsome and forward looking than you are.
Apparently, only people who are naïve will find the historical masterpiece of Mr. Kyeremeh to be a distortion of facts. In the first place, the writer's analytical viewpoint seeks to inform Otumfour that by dint of intermarr ...
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My brother Kyeremeh should always cross check whatever he is told before going to the press. Who told him that Prof. Owusu Sarpong is Wenchihene? When was he enstooled or installed publicly as custom demands? Be sure of your ...
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mo braa! ! ! i love you!! we need more from you!!go wenchi bravo wenchiman we now have a new chief!!
Jec, I want to make it emphatically clear to you that Prof Owusu Sarpong Has been dully sworn in in accordance with the custom of Wenchi by the queen mother and had sworn the oath of allegiance to the acting president of the ...
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...I hpoe the weiter of this article will go to learn his AKAN history well.
First and foremost, Akan is Not Part of Ashanti, but rather, Asantes are part of AKANS. Thus akan is bigger than asante. Akan history in presen ...
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How does Thomas Kyeremeh feel when he reads or listens to the history of the Bono and Asante? Well, he has views but please, if the new Wenchihene has anything to offer his people,he must work to defend and develop Bonoman a ...
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