Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene has finally arrived safely in Berekum to bid farewell to Berekumanhene.
Earlier on Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and his impressive convoy set off for the final funeral rites of Berekummanhene Daasebre Amankona II.
Hundreds gather at the Berekum Palace awaiting the arrival of Asantehene for final burial rites of Daasebre Dr Amankona Diawuo II.
It is customary for the Asantehene to be the last to offer condolences to a Berekumhene.
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Relatedly, the Sunyani High Court has prohibited Dormaahene Osagyefo Nana Agyeman Badu from attending the funeral of Daasebre Dr. Amankona Diawuo II, the late Paramount Chief of the Berekum Traditional Area.
Following the filing of an action by Osabarima Kyere Yeboah Darteh II of the Berekum Traditional Council, the court issued an injunction.
Sources claim that there were worries that Osagyefo Nana Agyeman Badu, the Paramount Chief of the Dormaa Traditional, attending the funeral at the same time as Otumfour Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, would cause a breach of peace in the community.
Following the attendance on Wednesday, November 22, of other dignitaries such as the President, members of the Bono Regional and National Houses of Chiefs, and other notable figures, the Berekum Traditional Council arranged for the Asantehene to attend the funeral.
This is so that, following the burial, the Asantehene may enstool a new chief.
The two traditional leaders might have clashed since the Dormaahene had planned to attend the funeral concurrently with the Asantehene.
The Berekum Traditional Council filed a lawsuit in order to avert any possible chaos, and the Sunyani High Court granted the injunction order.
