Nana Otuo Siriboɔ marks 50 years on stool

 

The Omanhene of the Juaben Traditional Area in the Ashanti Region, Nana Otuo Siriboɔ II, yesterday commemorated the 50th anniversary of his accession to the stool with a thanksgiving service.

Yesterday marked exactly 50 years when the then Peter Yaw Boakye Amponsah was enstooled as the Juabenhene, and he marked the day with a service at the recently inaugurated Prof. Adu Boahen Memorial Square at Juaben to begin the Golden Jubilee celebration, which is expected to be climaxed in December.

The Mass was celebrated by the Emeritus Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi, the Most Rev. Peter Akwasi Sarpong.

Fifty years on a stool is significant, and that was exactly what it was for the Juabenhene, as his traditional area was one of the five founding member-states of the Ashanti Kingdom.

Consequently, in spite of the event being a church service, it was a regal affair, as hundreds of guests showed up to honour the Juabenhene, who is also the Chairman of the Council of State.

Golden Jubilee

The Golden Jubilee will be climaxed in December, with the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, expected to be the guests of honour at a grand durbar.

Other activities to mark the celebration include a football gala scheduled for September, a debate among senior high school, a spelling competition among junior high schools, the inauguration of a Catholic Church building put up by Nana Siriboɔ, as well as the inauguration of some projects undertaken to mark the Golden Jubilee.

The traditional council will also organise a free health screening exercise for residents of Juaben.

Background

Nana Otuo Siriboɔ II was enstooled in August 1971, aged 26 years.

An alumnus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), where he studied Electrical Engineering, he had earlier attended Opoku Ware School (O Level) and Achimota School (Sixth Form).

After his university education, he worked briefly with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) before being enstooled.

As the Juabenhene, Nana Siriboɔ performs several assignments with and for the Asantehene and the Asante Kingdom.

In February 2017, he accompanied the Asantehene to The Seychelles, where they met the President of that country, James Michel.

Source:  Meyɛ Asanteni