Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has destooled the Apatrapahemaa, Nana Akyaa Panin III, after it became evident at a private court at the Manhyia Palace on Monday (January 12, 2026) that she is not a royal and, therefore, illegitimate to occupy the Apatrapa stool.
Her claim to the Bosom Prah Kumaa Stool, as part of Apatrapa, was discounted as baseless because she had no link whatsoever with the Apatrapa Stool.
One Ama Agyeiwaa stated that Nana Akyaa Panin is not related by blood and explained that Akyaa Panin’s mother was a Caretaker at some point in time.
Madam Yaa Pomaa, a long-time contender told the meeting, presided by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, during a private court on Monday that Nana Akyaa Panin III is not a native of Apatrapa, but from Asisiriwa and that she lied about her lineage.
She said the Queen mother had severally thwarted her (Yaa Pomma) efforts from reclaiming the family’s legitimate possession of the stool.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu in determining that matter traced the blood line of the first occupant of the female stool of Apatrapa without any linkage to the queenmother.
The King recounted that the mother of Nana Akyaa Panin was excluded from Apatrapa stool thus exposing Nana Akyaa Panin’s illegitimacy as a result of which he destooled the Queenmother.
Otumfuo directed Nana Yaa Pomaa to take interim responsibility of the Apatrapa stool and find a suitable person to assume the position of a queen mother of Apatrapa.
The destoolment of Nana Akyaa Panin III adds to the list of traditional rulers who have been destooled by the Asantehene for various reasons including misconduct, insubordination, breach of oath (Ntamkesie) and multiple land sales.
Chiefs destooled under Asantehene’s watch since 2002 include: Ohenenana Kwaku Duah (Bonwire) October 11, 2002.
She was destooled for insubordination and flouting custom, including unauthorised enstoolment and destoolment of sub-chiefs; Nana Kofi Agyei Bi III, Atwimahene, removed on November 12, 2009 for fraudulent multiple sales of land and abuse of authority; Nana Mensah Bonsu (Pakyi Number One) destooled on May 22, 2015 after being found guilty of inciting disorder and misconduct against his oath.
Nana Ahenkro Sei III (Offinso-Ahenkro), was also removed in June 2019 for malfeasance, part of a series of disciplinary actions in that month and Akyamfour Kwame Akowuah III (Asafohene/Akwamuhene) destooled for gross insubordination, breach of the Great Oath and neglect of duties from 20th to 24th June, 2019.
Other destooled chiefs are Nana Kwame Owusu Agyeman (Antoa) – destooled on May 29, 2023 for violating traditional procedures by installing a caretaker without approval and for illegal land sales; Nana Nketia Boampong II (Kwaso) was removed in June 2023 after being found guilty of fraud, extortion and multiple land-sale offences; Nana Osei Tiri Ababio (Adumoa, Afigya Kwabre), destooled in August 2023 for repeated violations of Otumfuo’s directives and multiple sales of stool lands.
Nana Kwaku Duah III (Abuontemhene, Kumasi) stripped of his title for illegal land sales in August 2023; Nana Osaforo Koto II (Bekwai-Abodom) removed from the stool on August 9, 2023 for unauthorised land transactions and neglect of stool responsibilities as well as destoolment of three Sabronum Chiefs (Gyaasehene, Akyeamehene, and Baamuhene) destooled in August 2024 over involvement in illegal mining (galamsey). In that particular case, Otumfuo referenced
The Chronicle, as his source of information, and thus, reflecting Otumfuo’s uncompromising stance against chiefs complicit in environmental destruction.
The rest of the destooled chiefs are Wirempehene(Nana Opia Mensah II) destooled on September 3, 2024 for desecration and misuse of sacred oath obligations, marked by ritualised removal of his stool regalia; Nana Kusi Baaye II (Ohwimhene) destooled on February 25, 2025 on charges of involvement in galamsey and desecration of customary oaths.
Nana Amofa Twumasi II (Mpasaaso No. 2) removed on March 10, 2025 after 41 years as chief. He faced charges of galamsey involvement, perjury, and accountability failures.
Four of his elders were also sanctioned, highlighting collective responsibility in stool governance.
In similar circumstances, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II destooled the Kwaprahene, Nana Baffour Adu Gyamfi Kumanini in December 2023 for double sale of lands within Kwapra.
Nana Adutwumwaa Bonin II, the Queen of Denyase Traditional Area was also destooled on October 14, 2024 at an Asanteman Council meeting for violating the sacred Great oath of Ashanti through treacherous invocation.
Under the Asanteman Traditional system, which provides a model of checks and balances, no chief or queenmother is above accountability to the Golden Stool and to his subjects.
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