Asantehene orders probe

Investigations carried out by the Free Press in Kumasi, indicate that, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has appointed a four-member committee, chaired by Nana Baffour Kwaku Amankwaah Abunyaa II, Asantehene’s Ankobeahene, to investigate the land case between the Busumuru stool and the Ghana Education Service (GES), which the stool is claiming a whooping compensation of ?21 billion from the GES.

The GES had acquired the land for Osei Kyeretwie Secondary School (OKESS). Investigations revealed that as far back as 1957, the late Nana Sir Osei Agyeman "Prempeh II, expressed interest in education and accordingly consulted the late Nana Akwasi Sarkodie, and Nana Opoku Mensah, who were then both Busumuruhene and family head respectively, for a parcel of land to move the then Asante Collegiate School to the site.


Nana Sarkodie, it was alleged also showed interest in Nana Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh's intention, and accordingly bequeathed an alleged 50 acres of his land of Nkwantwim to him.


That was in the era of one Mr Blay the first Headmaster of OKESS, the source disclosed, adding that as time passed by, the school authorities managed to claim another 108 acres of land in addition to what Nana Sarkodie gave to Nana Agyeman Prempeh II.

But luck however run out for the School, as the Nkwantwima - Busumuru Royal family, detected the deal thus bringing about confusion between the stool and the school authorities.


To solve the problem the erstwhile NDC government placed an Executive instrument on the land in 1988, to finally claim the land for the government.