There are a plethora of events designed to mark three historically auspicious anniversaries by Asanteman this year spearheaded by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. This will help people to design their time well to fix in the celebration.
6TH FEBRUARY 2024
150th Years of the Sagrenti War.
A symposium will take place at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to observe the 150 years of the famous Sagrenti War.
At noon on the same day at KNUST, a book titled “History of Asante”, authored by Otumfuo Sir Agyeman Prempeh II and edited by Dr. McCaskie, will be launched.
8TH FEBRUARY 2024
Kuntunkuni Dwabo or Black Durbar will be held to commemorate the Sagrenti War at Dwabrem in the Manhyia Palace.
After a successful negotiation to have some of the stolen items returned, the first batch of the artefacts, specifically from the Fowler Museum in Los Angeles will be officially presented to His Majesty during the durbar.
30TH MARCH 2024
A clean-up exercise will take place within all traditional areas of Asanteman with a decongestion exercise concurrently in some parts of Kumasi.
21ST APRIL 2024
There will be a religious feast for all fetish priests in Asanteman spearheaded by a constituted Religious Affairs Committee.
At the Bogyawe grounds in the Manhyia Palace.
24TH APRIL 2024 (AWUKUDAE)
There will be a feast for ethnic groups domiciled in Asanteman.
A Grand Durbar for Asantehene and the ethnic groups in Asanteman. The various chiefs and peoples from all parts of Ghana who have lived in and have helped build Asante: Dagombahene, Fantefuohene, Wangarahene, Gonjahene, Ayigbefuohene, Nzemafuohene, Frafrafuohene, Kusasefuohene, etc.
25TH APRIL 2024
On the eve of April 25 will be fireworks activities in selected parts of Kumasi including the Cultural Centre, Hero’s Park, Manhyia, Tafo, Aboabo Post Office, and Adum. Musical jam at Jubilee Park.
26TH APRIL 2024
A non-denominational thanksgiving service on April 26 which will mark exactly 25 years of distinguished leadership on the Golden Stool, will be held at the Dwabrem grounds with a dinner later in the day in the Palace where funds will be raised in support of the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation (OOTIIF).
6TH MAY 2024
The 75th Birthday of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
Mini Durbar will be held to receive well-wishers A thanksgiving ceremony will be held at the Cyprian Church in recognition of Otumfuo’s birthday and a strictly-by-invitation birthday dinner on the same day.
10TH MAY 2024
A mega musical concert will be held in Kumasi. We will see our great and numerous Asante musicians perform.
12TH MAY 2024
The Grand Silver Jubilee Durbar (Akwasidae-Kese) will be held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. Dignitaries from all over the world will attend this historical durbar.
24TH NOVEMBER 2024.
Asanteman will hold a lecture and symposium to mark the 100th anniversary in commemoration of the return of Prempeh I from Seychelles Island.
The leader who posed much threat to the British after his exile in 1896 was brought back in November 21, 1924.
PS
No party colours are allowed at any of the Silver Jubilee events.
