The Akwamu division at Asafo has rolled out a series of activities to observe the Centenary Celebration of the return of the late Chief of Asafo, Akyamfour Asafo Boakye from exile in Seychelles Island.
As part of the celebration, the Divisional Council has outlined programmes such as clean-up exercise, Indoor games, Games (Soccer), Float and Health screening among others.
Addressing the media at Asafo Palace in Kumasi, ahead of the event, Nana Kofi Kwagyan, the Benkumhene of Asafo Divisional Council explained to the media that the Centennial Commemoration of Akyamfour Asafo Boakye was at the behest of the Chief of Asafo, Akyamfour Asafo Boakye Agyemang-Bonsu.
This was after he settled on November 20, 2024 to climax the Centenary Celebration of the return of Akyamfour Asafo Boakye from Seychelles.
He indicated that Akyamfour Asafo Boakye would be celebrated to glorify him and Asanteman as a whole.
The celebration, according to him, is also being done to educate the young ones on the pivotal role Akyamfour Asafo Boakye played for Asafo and Asante Kingdom.
Narrating the history behind the arrest of Akyamfour Boakye, the Asafo Benkumhene disclosed to the media that the late chief of Asafo was arrested by the British government during the Sagrenti war in 1896 and returned to Ashanti in 1924.
He returned to Ashanti together with the late Nana Prempeh I.
Asked about how long Akyamfour Asafo Boakye was exiled by the colonial government, he responded that the late chief of Asafo spent 24-years on the island
On his part, Nana Appiah Brenya, the Nkonwasoafuo hene of the Akwamu Division explained to the media that the late Asafo Chief was a young man of 18-years old when he was arrested by the colonial government.
According to him, whilst Akyamfour Asafo Boakye was in exile, he kept records of all that happened to him and the Asantehene.
