Mpatasie: Residents of Mpatasie in the Atwima Kwanwoma District have raised concerns over missing royal ornaments and regalia that have been in the community for generations. The residents fear that a calamity could befall the town if the missing artefacts are not returned to the stool house.
According to Ghana Web, an opinion leader and member of the royal family, Kwadwo-Bi, said in an interview on Sunday that the ornaments went missing after the chief of the community, Nana Kofi Asante Amorben, allegedly stormed the black stool room and forcefully removed the main black stool-an act considered a violation of cultural norms. "The black stool, per tradition, is not supposed to be brought out during the day. However, the chief, in an attempt to relocate it, broke into the room in broad daylight to remove it," he said.
"This incident occurred after the Asantehene had warned the chief to allow the stool to remain in the black stool room," Kwadwo-Bi added. He further alleged that the chief flouted the Asantehene's Great Oath and called for an immediate investigation into the matter. "We invoked Otumfuo's Great Oath to stop him from removing the black stool, but he showed no respect for it," he stated.
Kwadwo-Bi also claimed that the chief has, for over five years, refused to install a queen for the community despite the availability of eligible candidates, adding that all efforts to have one installed have been blocked. Responding to the allegations, the community's linguist, Okyeame Osei, denied any wrongdoing by the chief. He stated that issues concerning the oath have already been resolved and maintained that no one can compel the chief to install a queen.