{"id":1097491,"date":"2022-05-24T10:07:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T10:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/24\/ahantaman-make-passionate-appeal-over-slain-king\/"},"modified":"2022-05-24T10:07:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T10:07:16","slug":"ahantaman-make-passionate-appeal-over-slain-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/24\/ahantaman-make-passionate-appeal-over-slain-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahantaman make passionate appeal over slain king"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"510\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/images-Copy-Copy-1-696x510.jpg\"   alt=\"chief file photo\" title=\"chief logo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">File photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ahantaman residents in the Western Region have made a passionate appeal to President Akufo-Addo to aid in giving their slain king, Otumfo Badu Bonsu II, a befitting burial. <\/p>\n<p>The Ghanaian chief was beheaded by the Dutch colonialists in a revenge attack in the 1730s and the head has been in the Netherlands for the past 171 years. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Asempa FM\u2019s <strong>Aburokyire Nkommo,<\/strong> a relative of the late king, Nana Efua Mansa said the delay makes them feel like a forgotten and suppressed town. <\/p>\n<p>Nana Mansa who is a queen-mother based in Holland said she was part of a delegation that represented the traditional council at a ceremony to transfer the head to the Ghana government at The Hague, Netherlands, on July 23, 2009.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-24-at-2.21.38-AM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-24-at-2.21.38-AM-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2117620\"  \/><figcaption>Nana Efua Mansa speaking to host of the show, Kwaku Amankwatia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, she explained that, they were specifically instructed to identify the head and report back to the council before any transfer could be done. <\/p>\n<p>In view of this, she wants the government to intervene to bring the head of their King who was a \u201chero of his time\u201d, so they could give it a dignified burial. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch video below for the full interview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAsempa94.7FM%2Fvideos%2F427281749223721%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"39OcPYwmT6Q\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Food Smuggling: Agric Ministry calls for vigilance threatening cuplrits will be prosecuted (23-5-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/39OcPYwmT6Q?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo Ahantaman residents in the Western Region have made a passionate appeal to President Akufo-Addo to aid in giving their slain king, Otumfo Badu Bonsu II, a befitting burial. 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