Daasebre Nana Osei Bonsu II, the revered traditional ruler of Asante Mampong is reported dead.
The Asante-Mamponghene dies after years of dedicated service to the Ashanti Kingdom.
The late Daasebre Osei Bonsu II occupies the silver stool as the acting overlord of the Ashanti kingdom in the absence of Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
He was one of the Paramount Chiefs of the Asante-Mampong Traditional Area who reigned for 26 solid years without experiencing any unnecessary chieftaincy disputes.
According to records at Mampong, he is the only Paramount chief installed since 1930 and there have not been any chieftaincy disputes and other litigations in the Traditional Area.
The tenure of Daasebre Osei Bonsu brought absolute peace to the Traditional Area.
Daasebre Osei Bonsu II was enstooled on August 25, 1996, when he succeeded his direct uncle, Nana Atakora Amaniampong II, who abdicated.
He is known in private life as Saint Oswald Gyimah-Kessie and was born on December 31, 1939.
He is a product of Prempeh College and the University of Ghana, Legon.
Before he was enstooled as Mamponghene, Daasebre was the Registrar at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi.
It will be recalled the revered traditional ruler was in the news quite recently when he issued an ultimatum to the leadership of the National Democratic Congress in the Mampong Constituency.
According to the Ashanti Mampong Traditional Council led by the Mamponghene, the NDC Mampong has less than 24 hours to retract their anti-Ashanti comments made by some youth of the party.
Speaking at his palace on Sunday, April 13, 2025, Daasebre Osei Bonsu fumed saying, “Why are some people, whether they were drunk or high on those red or blue or whatever you call them, so mad that they felt the need to destroy what we all share as a people? And you, the party leaders, feel scared to call them to order. It is not nice; it is very disgraceful”.
“Advise those in the NDC who put up the despicable act. They have until tomorrow afternoon… If not, we shall shake things up for them to know that we wield the power and the entire jurisdiction”, he stated.
Daasebre Osei Bonsu added, “Because of my work at the university, I have travelled a lot. There is no place you mention that I don’t know of. But our place is the only place where you find Sarkin Zongo, Ewe Chiefs, and whatnot… You are all Mampong people.
We respect and treat everyone as equal, so why are some people trying to cause division among us?” he questioned.
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Nana Osei Bonsu II, the revered traditional ruler of Asante Mampong, dies after years of dedicated service to the Ashanti Kingdom.
Damirifa due, REST WELL NANA pic.twitter.com/0ti9EJp819
— Ghana Chronicles (@_GhChronicles) April 22, 2025
