General News of Thursday, 21 March 2019Source: kasapafmonline.comOtumfuo’s questionable destoolment of chiefs a blight on his 20-year rule – Prof Osei KwartengOtumfuo Osei Tutu II is King of the Ashanti KingdomA Historian, Prof Kwame Osei Kwarteng has said the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, autocratic rule especially in his settling of chieftaincy disputes in his kingdom has blighted his 20-year rule. According to him, the Asantehene has since ascending the Golden Stool been very domineering and repressive destooling some chiefs in very questionable grounds. The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has asked chiefs in his kingdom to make a candid assessment of his stewardship as he marks 20 years on the Golden Stool. On April 26, 1999, Barima Kwaku Duah, then 49 years old, was enstooled the 16th Asantehene under the stool name Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. He was seen as the return of Otumfuo Osei Tutu I, founder of modern Asante State.

Source: GhanaWeb March 21, 2019 12:45 UTC