Nana Fosuah Tieamanie, Obaapanin of Hwereso-Donaaso, in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region has appealed to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, to permit her to bury the deceased chief of Hwereso-Donaaso, Nana Oppong Kesse III, who passed on about seven years ago.
Hwereso-Donaaso owes allegiance to Oguakro Afrane Okese II, Omanhene of Ejisu, who is
supposed to give approval for the burial of the late chief.
But funeral rites and the interment of late Nana Oppong Kesse have been delayed till now, due to some litigation between the Obaapanin and the Omanhene of Ejisu, which matter is yet to be resolved by the Kumasi Traditional Council.
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, ObaapaninFosuahTieamanie, appealed to the Asantehene to intervene and grant the permit for the burial of the late Hwereso-Donaaso”, to avoid accumulated “mortuary fees” over the period.
Nana Fosuah also disclosed that the Ejisumanhemaa, Nana Yaa Asantewaa II, has imposed a new Queen on the people of Hwereso-Donaaso, which act she described as illegitimate, noting that “it is only the chief of the town that can enstool a Queen mother and vice versa”.
Nana FosuahTieamanie claimed she is the only legitimate Obaapanin of Hyereso-Donaaso, urging the people of Hwereso-Donaaso not to heed the decision of Ejisumanhemaa.
As a result, the Hwereso-Donaaso Obaapanin has also appealed to the Asantehene to intercede in the dispute.
From Oswald Pius Freiku, Kumasi
