Techiman student hail Otumfuo

The Ashanti – Brong Offspring Forum (A.B.O.F) of Techiman, a group of tertiary

students from Techiman who have one parent from Techiman and the other from Ashanti

region has exalted the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for his fortitude to ensure

peace in Ghana.

In a New Year message signed by its president, Nana Sekyere Boateng, it states inter

alia “we salute the occupant of the Golden Stool and his council of advisers for

their bold decision to help resolve the impasse between the Asanteman and the

Techimanman over the Tano – Subin towns”.

The statement was optimistic that the Techiman Traditional Council would accept the

olive branch extended by Otumfuo at Bechem during the celebration of the Adekyem

festival by availing itself to any mediation that would be put in place to ensure

that the Tano - Subin issue is solved once and for all.

“We have keenly observed Otumfuo Osei Tutu II ever since he ascended to the Golden

Stool and we can conclude that he is someone who wish to expand territory by

conquering poverty, ignorance, disease and illiteracy and do not take solace in

splitting innocent blood” it added.

The forum which traces the Tano – Subin issue to the Ashanti – Brong war in 1750

revealed that various courts including the Privy Council have adjudicated over the

issues but none have prevented the bloodbath among the people and least

misunderstanding leads to violence.

“We do not have any doubt in our minds that Nananom are aware that this cyclic

carnage constitute a scare on the conscience of the entire Akan people especially

the Oyoko clan and the only way to mend the mess is for Nananom to agree that they

cannot preserve either Asante Kotoko nor Brong Kyempim if the people who constitutes

these groups die in conflicts” it states.

The forum was hopeful that members of the Oyoko clan (Dwaben, Kokofu, Nsuta etc)

would play a leading role in the matter because the Asona clan led by the

Offinsohene and Ejisuhene availed themselves to solve a problem between their elder

brother the Okyehene and Asanteman during the funeral of Beyeaman Wereko Ampem.

The brotherly love among the Aduana clan namely Dormaa in Brong Ahafo and Kumawu,

Asubingya and Agogo all in Ashanti is so unique that Dormaahene is treated as the

elderly brother in the group so is Okyehene to the Asonas and Otumfuo is

unquestionably the leader of Oyoko group hence his tenacious move is gratifying.

The group also appealed to Offinsohene to get involve because according to them

Techiman and Offinso have historic and customary ties under which when a customary

fine is imposed on Techiman citizen within Offinso state it is Offinsohene who pays

the fine and vice versa pertains in Techiman state.