ARTS & CULTURE – Destoolment of an Ashante King
In May 2023, the Asante King, Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, ordered the destoolment of the chief of Antoa.
Nana Kwame Owusu Agyeman, who has been on the stool for over 20 years, is accused of violating customary procedures by instating his nephew to take over from him while he lives.
Destoolment represented one of three in recent times.
On arts and culture today, Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson explains what it means to destool a chief in the Asante kingdom.