General News of Saturday, 6 April 2019Source: ghananewsagency.orgChief Justice commissions Ancestral Heritage MuseumThe commissioning ceremony was graced by chiefs, queen mothers and Nana Konadu Agyemang RawlingsChief Justice, Mrs Sophia Akuffo, has commissioned the first ever Ancestral Heritage Museum, which houses the traditional antiquity of the Legendary Nana Kwasi Akuffo, the first paramount chief of Akuapem, from 1895 to 1907, and 1919 to 1927. The Ancestral Heritage Museum, christened: “Akuffo Descendants Tourism Project,” contains the mysterious fertility bed on which the King slept with 62 recognized wives and produce within 44 years, 147 children between 1883 and 1927. The sacred museum, also contained antique furniture of the Nana Kwasi Akuffo, memorable kingly regalia, photographic gallery, ancient writings and books, and other ancient times colonial artefacts. Nana Kwasi Akuffo’s reign was truncated on July 29th 1907, when he was destooled and banished from the kingdom after a long political dispute. Nana Anti explained that by the unanimous consent, Nana Kwasi Akuffo was re-instated in 1919 and reigned again peacefully until he was called to join the ancestors in 1927.

Source: GhanaWeb April 06, 2019 19:52 UTC