By Florence Afriyie Mensah, GNA
Kumasi, July 10, GNA – The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Thursday, July 09, 2026, introduced Nana Ama Bonsu to the Kumasi Traditional Council as the new queen-mother, marking a key stage in her enstoolment process as the 15th Asantehemaa.
The ceremony, held at the Manhyia Palace, was attended by Kumasi divisional chiefs and chaired by the Asantehene as part of their routine meetings and in accordance with Asante tradition.
Following the presentation, Nana Ama Bonsu is expected to be introduced to the Asanteman Council next week, where she will formally assume the office of Asantehemaa, under the stool name Nana Yaa Akyaa II.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II selected Nana Ama Bonsu as the 15th Asantehemaa on Monday, July 6, 2026, following the demise of the late Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III in August 2025.
Her appointment took immediate effect, and she was officially outdoored at the Manhyia Palace the same day.
The new Asantehemaa is a granddaughter of Otumfuo Agyeman Prempeh I, the 13th Asantehene, who was exiled to the Seychelles by the British during the Anglo-Asante Wars in the 19th century.
She is also the niece of Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, the 14th Asantehene.
Nana Ama Bonsu is the sister of the late Nana Akwasi Agyemang, the former long-serving Metropolitan Chief Executive of Kumasi.
Her appointment has been widely regarded as the beginning of a new chapter in the traditional leadership of Asanteman, with the office of the Asantehemaa playing a central role in customary governance, succession, and the preservation of Asante culture.
Prior to the formal introduction to the Kumasi Traditional Council on Thursday afternoon, the new Asantehemaa sat in state for the second time to receive homage at her Palace following her enstoolment.
GNA
Edited by Kwabia Owusu-Mensah/George-Ramsey Benamba
Reporter: Florence Afriyie Mensah