The Asantehene will not attend Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, according to reports.
According to reports, Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will not attend Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral.
According to the Asante Nation, Opemsuo FM reported that the Asantehene informed the British monarch, His Majesty King Charles III, that he would not be attending his mother's funeral.
On September 15, 2022, an official communication of Otumfuo's absence was sent to the His Majesty's Household and Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office.
"His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, will be unable to attend the events commemorating Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral."
"On September 15, 2022, official communication was sent to his majesty's household and foreign, commonwealth, and development office," ashanti nation tweeted.
Earlier, ghanaweb reported that the name of otumfuo osei tutu ii was missing from a list of royals expected to attend the funeral, as reported by reuters.com.
Meanwhile, according to Richard Palmer, a royal reporter, King Charles had phone conversations with the king of Ashanti, the presidents of Ghana, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt, as well as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
The following are some of the royals who are expected to attend the state funeral:
royal visitors
- Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan
- King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
- King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
- King Philip and Queen Mathilde of Belgium
- Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
- King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden
- King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
- King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
- Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah
- Jordan's King Abdullah
- Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah
- King of Lesotho, Letsie III
- Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein
- Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri
- Malaysian Sultan Abdullah of Pahang
- Prince of Monaco, Albert II
- Crown Prince of Morocco, Moulay Hassan
- Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq al-Said
- Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
- King of Tonga, Tupou VI
read also: Parents are encouraged to report cases of defilement and rape.
In order to combat the growing practice of defilement and rape, parents have been urged to refuse any form of compensation or home settlement in defilement and rape cases.
They are also not to clean or wash the affected victim's privacy before reporting the incident to the police or the hospital.
Mrs. Eva Ankrah, Executive Director of Human Rights Development Services (HURDS), stated during a public education campaign in the Nkotompo and Essaman Communities that such baths jeopardize evidence for prosecution.
The outreach was part of an initiative to address reproductive health issues and the rising number of teen pregnancies in the metropolis through the twin-city in the STMA's Sustainable Partnership Project.
Defilement and rape, she said, only perpetuated the cycle of poverty in communities and among families, and she called for more parental and societal inclusion in addressing the issues.
Mrs. Naomi Nsiaado, a Guidance and Counselling Officer with the Metropolitan Directorate of Education, stated that interactions among school children revealed how parental neglect was driving many young people into child prostitution, gayism, and drug abuse, and that parents and society in general needed to stand up for these socially ill children.
She reminded them of the dangers of teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and the toll they take on families.
Mrs. Nsiaado urged parents to invest in prayer while also increasing disciplinary measures at home.
Some community members added to the call for more discipline and the need for parents to prevent their children from entering ghettos.
Parents who willingly push their children into prostitution were also advised to find better alternative livelihoods for providing for the family.
Others complained about the lack of decent jobs in their localities which have created avenues for spousal abuse, child prostitution and drug abuse as the antidote to their frustrations.
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