Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has revealed that his mother left his father because he was an unrepentant womanizer.
He says before his birth, his mother almost left his father.
However, his Uncle encouraged her to stay on until she had a special son before she left the marriage.
Otumfuo made this known at the celebration of his 74th birthday Thanksgiving on Monday, May 6, 2024.
The King making his revelation said when he was born, he was not introduced into Royalty by his mother.
Rather, he was taken out of the Palace to stay with a relative by his Uncle so that he could be trained. Until recently he thought this relative was his big brother.
“My mother wanted to leave my father even before I was born because he was a womanizer but my Uncle insisted on her staying because he needed something special. After giving birth to me, my mother insisted on leaving and it was okayed by her family. When I was born, my Uncle ensured that I left the Palace and stayed with a relative. Until recently, I thought this relative was my big brother.
My mother used to visit us just like she was visiting her brother and nothing else. Sometimes, the King of the Ashanti Kingdom came to visit us and I will be serving him but I didn’t know I was royalty. Even when I got admission to Prempeh College, I wasn’t allowed to go. Rather, I was taken to Sefwi. My Osae told me there was a disciplinarian in Sefwi so they took me there until I finished Secondary School.”
Otumfuo said that even when he had to go to Tertiary, he was made to stay with some relatives who could check on him and discipline him.
He indicated that his Uncle saw something great in him and therefore ensured that he lived up to expectations.
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