The latter scandalous and morally and historically irreparable act of humiliation may very well have cost the deceased his legitimate accession to the globally venerated Osei-Tutu Stool. I have often wondered why the extant Asantehene, Otumfuo Opoku-Ware, II, and his courtiers, to wit, the movers-and-shakers of the Asanteman Council and Federation, had decided to irreligiously entertain the infamous Butcher-of-Sogakope in their midst and permitted the latter to become a frequent guest at Manhyia. Now, I am speaking as a grandson of the Asantehene and grandson of the Nifamanhene of Akyem-Abuakwa, Daasebre Nana Kwaku Agyeman-Okoampa of Asiakwa and Asante Juaben and Barekese. This past Thursday, for example, Mr. Asiedu-Nketia was busy pontifically telling Ghanaians that “Ghana has, indeed, lost a great son.” A great son, indeed, I huffed under my breath. By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., PhDEnglish Department, SUNY-NassauGarden City, New YorkJanuary 25, 2020E-mail: [email protected]*Visit my blog at: kwameokoampaahoofe.wordpress.com Ghanaffairs

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