The Vice President of the Republic, H.E Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has on February 9, 2024, led a government delegation to join His Majesty the King of Ashanti, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Asanteman for a durbar of Chiefs and Queen mothers to climax the 150th Anniversary commemoration of the Sagrenti War, at Manhyia in Kumasi.
He noted that, “The Kuntunkuni Durbar, recalled the ravages of the war and its significance in the history of Asanteman. One of the highlights of the durbar, was when officials of Fowler Museum, returned and presented to Otumfuo, artefacts belonging to Asanteman, which the British Colonial Army took away during the war”.
Government delegation that accompanied the Vice President include, the Chief of Staff, Honourable Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Honourable Stephen Asamoah Boateng, Minister for Energy, Honourable Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Ashanti Regional Minister, Honourable Simon Osei Mensah, General Secretary of NPP, Justin Kodua Frempong, Former NPP General Secretary, Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, some Deputy Ministers and some Members of Parliament.
