Asantehene nominates Nana Ama Bonsu as 15th Asantehemaa 

By Florence Afriyie Mensah, GNA 

Kumasi, July 06, GNA – Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has nominated Nana Ama Bonsu as the 15th Asantehemaa. 

Her nomination was announced at the Manhyia Palace, in Kumasi, on Monday, July 06, 2026. 

Nana Ama Bonsu, an octogenarian, is a retired educationist. 

She succeeds the late Nana Konadu Yiadom III, who passed away in 2025. 

Nana Ama Bonsu will be presented to the Asanteman Traditional Council on Thursday, July 09, 2026, at Dwabrem, at the Manhyia Palace, after which all the necessary traditional rites would be performed before her public outdooring. 

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Edited by Kwabia Owusu-Mensah/Benjamin Mensah 

Reporter: Florence Afriyie Mensah 

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