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Mamponghene Usurps Asantehene’s Powers

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  • Angel 10 years ago

    Who is who. Now, It is the Asante power struggle.

  • Ghanaman 10 years ago

    Adofo must be careful.

  • Efienyansa 10 years ago

    Evidence to go after this guy. And I suggest it does so with a gusto!
    I am not the one to tell the Manhyia Court what to do,but just a week or so ago a hospital administrator was banished from Dormaah for apparently being 'r ...
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  • GOLD COAST 10 years ago

    The so-called chiefs are thieves, crooks and parasites,sucking the life blood out of society.They sell stool lands ten times over and pockect the monies for their children,numerous wives and friends. Some even think they are ...
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  • Angel 10 years ago

    NPP OR NDC? EWE OR ASANTE OR ASHANTE?

  • Antiochus - London 10 years ago

    Rockson I believe you don't know more than the kingmakers in kumawu. Is your family from the kumawu royal lineage who are been cheated from mounting the stool. Stop this demeaning criticism and gear towards the Court of juris ...
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  • Kofi Asante, London 10 years ago

    It seems this new way of enstoolment of kings and chiefs is becoming a norm. We have to condemn the practice. Okyehene is doing the same thing.

    I am not too old but old enough, and my education in Akan tradition tells me t ...
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  • Yaw Frimpong-Manso 10 years ago

    If the stool is a hereditary one, in Asante the queen mother nominates a candidate and the kingmakers vote on the nominee. I think you need a unanimous vote for the choice to be official. After the swearing in at the palace i ...
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  • Chuck Wayo, Washington DC 10 years ago

    Very insightful, thanks again for enlightening us on a rich, valuable process!! Ghanaians need to study the rich and enviable culture/history. It is essential to national devopment.

  • Yaw Frimpong-Manso 10 years ago

    Our culture is ours, and we must not throw it away and adopt someone else's culture like we have been doing in Ghana of late. Some parts need to be reformed to suit modern times. Some is ok, as is. Adofo does not seem to know ...
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  • Mark (UK) 10 years ago

    This little explanation of yours was insightful indeed.
    For the sake of those who do not know, differentiate between Kotoko Counciland Asanteman Council.

  • Yaw Frimpong-Manso 10 years ago

    These days, the Asanteman council is the anglicised name. All amanhene who have sworn an oath of allegiance to the national symbol sika dwa, are by default part of the Asanteman council. In former times, the Kotoko council wa ...
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  • Asare Konto 10 years ago

    Rockson Addofo, OOOOOOh....... You get overnight you for do?

  • NAKED 10 years ago

    Asante kingdom have a lot of money and Gold and other natural resources but many Asante people are living in abject poverty why should it happen in that way with money and resources but still poor? the reason been that since ...
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  • Sei sibey-Ashantinee 10 years ago

    Naked! am very sorry to tell u that, u sound very uninformed and stupid. Johannesburg is one of the fast growing capitals of the world and it is also believe to be both the economic and part political capital of South Africa ...
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  • NANA YAW 10 years ago

    The Otumfuo and all the Asante Royalty must focus on improving the lot of their people.
    Building schools to give them quality education - from PRE-K to universities;
    providing them with the best medical care;
    Seeing to it ...
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  • OKAFUORDIDI 10 years ago

    Wouldn't that mean we back to promoting
    "YATEYEHO"? The taxes we are paying will go into paying for the things you mentioned.
    Maybe we should try that.

  • yeboa 10 years ago

    stop the crap

  • Jesus not asleep from the sins of mah 10 years ago

    wHO EVER GAVE HIM THE NAME OSEI -TUTU and KING SOLOMON-He is no better than IDI AMIN giving himselves medals and praises what a shame

  • KK, USA 10 years ago

    I am greatly troubled by your chains of allegations, insults, utter disdain & disrespect for an institution you apparently cherish. If things don't go your way, everybody else is wrong, corrupt, crook & cheat. I hope you are ...
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  • Bonney 10 years ago

    You were the faceless guy who gave the false information that Otumfuo was dead.We are tracking in London. Watch your back!

  • Chuck Wayo, Washington DC 10 years ago

    If you have balls make direct threats to anyone expressing their freedom of speech, and see how your address changes. If indeed you live in the US, then you should know the consequences of your threats

  • .Leslie 10 years ago

    If you can't beat them join them and stop fooling yourself

  • Chuck Wayo, Washington DC 10 years ago

    Leslie, if you really live in London then you know what freedom of speech is. The man is entitled to his opinion. Also a word of caution, in the US of A, threatening an individual, could land you in jail if convicted. Just an ...
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  • Oheneba 10 years ago

    Now the occupant of the Golden Stool has made the whole world know that Stools are for sale in Asante. Our forefathers did not do that. Kodua stool is NOT for sale therefore if Kumawuhemaa had paid money to the kingmakers, Ot ...
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  • OMANBAPA KD 10 years ago

    TAhis is the day Kumawuman has been waiting patiently for: a king to lead his people to greener pastures. Kumawuman's prayers has been answered for having a king who has dedicated his life alleviating people of their sufferin ...
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  • Yaw Frimpong-Manso 10 years ago

    Asantehene cannot interfere in the choice and selection of any omanhene by the kingmakers in that state. It is illegal. What the council can do is look into the lineage claims of rival contestants to determine from which bran ...
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  • OMANBAPA KD 10 years ago

    Frimpong you are are absolutely right that Asantehene cannot interfere in the choice and selection of any Omanhene by the kingmakers in the state. However, in this situation these same folks who thought otherwise invoked Asan ...
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  • NICHOLAS 10 years ago

    It is now clear like the day-light that Adofo Rockson would always find fault with those who did not help his course and insult them "waa-waa". For instance ...
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  • NICHOLAS 10 years ago

    (So long that) should have read, so long as.

  • THE CONSULTANT 10 years ago

    so all the bruhaha about OTUMFOUR on the social media are been made and cooked by you Adofo Rockson?

    I THINK MANHYIA SHOULD sue ghanaweb to produce Adofo Rockson so that he can substantiate all the rumours and alligatio ...
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  • Emma 10 years ago

    Be very careful brother for your live is very short. mmmmm

  • Kwaku Atta-krufi 10 years ago

    Can you for once stop this nonsense, and falsehood you have been waging against, and peddling about the Asantehene? Some of you like a Ofosu make the chieftancy problem in Kumawu looks stupid. It makes some of us who lived an ...
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  • Doctor, London 10 years ago

    Now I realise we"ve been waisting our precious time on a LUNATIC called adofo rockson or whatever! I really regret commenting on his seneless write ups.This guy is FUCkING INSANE!!!

  • just 10 years ago

    Rockson or whoever, you will only fool the naive, ignorant and insight chronic Asante haters, who have low self esteem and think can succeed by tarnishing peoples image. If u care about Kumawu come home and contribute your qu ...
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  • Sei sibey-Ashantinee 10 years ago

    Well said, Just.

  • Hahahaa 10 years ago

    Not so Rockson.Not so.
    I was at Manhyia and witnessed the proceedings. What about the slur on Dr. Sarfo? He is not 'Oboufa dadeefa' The claim that his father was a 'Northerner' was quickly dispelled by the detractors' eviden ...
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  • Sei sibey-Ashantinee 10 years ago

    Thank u for your clarification Mister. Rockson Adofo,for many years, Asanteman and kotoko councils have always done a great job of ensuing that, there is total peace among it's people and it'surrounding communities till now a ...
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  • Sei sibey-Ashantinee 10 years ago

    Thank u for your clarification Mister. Rockson Adofo,for many years, Asanteman and kotoko councils have always done a great job of ensuing that, there is total peace among it's people and it'surrounding communities till now a ...
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