The Asante Kingdom is engulfed in grief following the passing of its revered Queen Mother, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, marking the end of a chapter in the
The Asante Kingdom is engulfed in grief following the passing of its revered Queen Mother, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, marking the end of a chapter in the royal history of Asanteman.
The 91-year-old queen, who for about several years embodied the spiritual and cultural soul of the Ashanti people, died quietly at dawn on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
News of her demise was formally conveyed to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, by the Oyoko Royal Family during an emergency session of the Asanteman.
Following the passing of Nana Konadu Yiadom, the former National Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Awentami Afoko has commiserated with the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
In a press release dated Monday, August 11, 2025, the Mr. Afoko said he was “saddened by such a devastating blow to the Otumfuo on the loss of his only surviving sister and traditional mother.”
Mr. Paul Afoko recounted how Otumfuo sent a high-level representation to his late father’s funeral in Sandema in the Upper East Region this year, saying “I have been a beneficiary of the great honour bestowed upon me by the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.”
Read the full statement below:
Ghana has undergone tragedies of death lately, and today, August 11, 2025, I have learnt with a heavy heart of the passing of the Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III. This comes after the Asantehene losing two prominent chiefs and a linguist in Asanteman. I am particularly saddened by such a devastating blow to the Otumfuo on the loss of his only surviving sister and traditional mother.
I have been a beneficiary of the great honour bestowed upon me by the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, when he sent a high-level representation to my late father’s funeral in Sandema in the Upper East Region this year.
I therefore join the queue of the numerous politicians, businessmen and women, the clergy, Traditional Rulers, Imams and Petitioners from all walks of life who have come to recognize what a gem this country has in the Asantehene.
Nana Otumfuo, me ma wo due, due ne amanehunu. Due Damirifa Due
Signed by
Awentami Paul Afoko
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