Daasebre Nana Osei Bonsu II, the revered traditional ruler of Asante Mampong is set to be buried on June 9, 2025.
The Asante Kingdom would bid a royal farewell to Daasebre Osei Bonsu II from June 6 to 9, 2025, in Asante Mampong.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, will honour the final rites of his long-serving deputy on Monday, June 9.
The Asante-Mamponghene died after years of dedicated service to the Ashanti Kingdom.
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.
