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Bantamahene, Baffuor Owusu Amankwatia VI (black cloth) in Dwabrem, Manhyia Palace
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The colorful spectacle of asante culture at its best was on a high pedestal at Manhyia Palace on Sunday, to announce the grand durbar that reached the 20thth anniversary of the foundation of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
Traditional leaders of The Ashanti, Bono, Ahafo, Oti, Bono East, East and Volta regions, which owe allegiance to the golden stool, are present. King Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari II and heads of other regions are also present.
It is practically a showcase of Sika Kente, the traditional garment of chiefs and royal families and "ahenema" (traditional sandals), while the chiefs and queens come in turn in the middle of musketry fire.
The atmosphere is drowned in the sounds of "atumpan" (speaking drum), the beats of fontomfrom and other drums fill the hard ground of Dwabrem.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II climbed the golden stool like 16th Asantehene, on April 26, 1999, having succeeded his brother, Otumfuo Opoku Ware II.
His participation in more than 2,000 dignitaries involved performing several rites, including the "Batakarikesie" (war dress), while he swore the great Asante Oath to his people.
It was to show the king's ability to command and rule the Asante nation.
The Sunday ceremony marking the 20thth The anniversary of this event takes place at Dwabrem, Manhyia Palace, the same venue that was to host his training until he was changed to the Kumasi Sports Stadium two decades ago.
The celebration of a man whose first initiatives included the order to remove all disputes of chieftaincy in Asante pending settlement in court according to traditional and customary structures has attracted thousands of people, including foreigners from all over the world, in the regional capital Ashanti, Kumasi.
Security personnel have a herculean task to accomplish, ensuring that the mill crowd is mastered and controlled to ensure a trouble-free durbar.
Otumfuo's prowess in dispute settlement has earned him the title of "King Solomon" that he justified for no reason, leading a committee of three eminent leaders to develop a roadmap peacefully ending the a chieftaincy conflict of 17 years and the seeding of a new Ya -Na to Dagon.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Sunday's special guest of honor at the Akwasidae-Kese Times Ceremony, chairs a government delegation composed of the Speaker of the Ghanaian Parliament, the Chief of Staff, the Ministers of State and deputies.
Former Presidents Jerry John Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufour and John Mahama are also present, along with members of the diplomatic corps.
Among the foreign delegations, one of Suriname is headed by its vice president, Michael Ashwin Adhin.
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Esama of Benin, Nigeria, Chief Gabriel Igbenidion described as a friend of Asantehene and other personalities from Seychelles Island and Ivory Coast are in Kumasi for this historic event .
Asantehemaa, Nana Ama Konadu II, Nananom, and all guests will welcome Asantehene to a palanquin to the hard ground of Dwabrem.
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