Dormaahene slams Asantehene's over stool elevation claims

The Dormaahene, Oseadeyo Agyeman Badu II, has responded to claims made by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, stating that it was his uncle who elevated the Dormaa stool to a paramountcy.

In a video shared by Abanpredease TV on Sunday, October 19, 2023, the Dormaahene strongly refuted Otumfuo's assertion, labeling it as false. He clarified that the Dormaa stool had existed for hundreds of years before the Asantehene stool, making it impossible for an Asantehene to have elevated the then Dormaahene to a paramount chief.

The Dormaahene emphasized the importance of addressing this issue to prevent the distortion of Dormaa's history by the Asantehene. He stated, "I would speak to this issue because if I don’t, I would not be able to sleep… most people think that I am the one who causes the issue (between myself and the Asantehene). Some are even saying that if I don’t take time, I might cause a war. But if you are correcting your history, is it about fighting?"

He further clarified, "I want to tell every Ghanaian that we, the people of Aduana, are not from the Ashanti Kingdom. It is never true; it is never true. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is the leader of the Ashantis, we beg him if he does not know history he should not talk. How can someone from Oyoko talk about the history of the people from Aduana?"

The Dormaahene asserted the historical precedence of the Dormaa stool over the Ashanti stool, stating, "I want to place it on record with any contradiction that the stool of the people of Aduana in Dormaa existed 300 years before that of the Ashantis was established. So if there is to be an elevation, is it not us who are to elevate them?"

He stressed that he meant no disrespect to Ashantis but would respond if their leader continuously made incorrect claims about the people of Dormaa.