Custodians at the Antoa Nyamaa shrine in the Ashanti Region have reportedly referred the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, and the Kokosohene, Nana Kwaku Duah, back to the Manhyia Palace to properly resolve their differences.
This comes after conflicting narratives between the two regarding a curse invoked by Chairman Wontumi against the Kokosohene, which is still in force.
The Kumasi Traditional Council had initially settled the matter and instructed the two to go to Antoa to reverse the curse. However, upon reaching the shrine, the Kokosohene insisted on his narrative that Wontumi had disrespected the Asantehene during their exchange of words, making it challenging for Wontumi to reverse the curse.
Accompanied by senior linguists (Akyeame) from the Manhyia Palace, the two attempted to settle the issue at Antoa, but the Kokosohene maintained his position, alleging that Wontumi had disrespected the Asantehene. In response, Wontumi stated that if the Kokosohene continued to insist on his position, he would also be unable to reverse the curse.
The conflict between Wontumi and the Kokosohene originated from differences during the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary vetting at the Manhyia South constituency, leading to a war of words and the invocation of curses.
Despite the Kumasi Traditional Council’s conclusion that the issue was trivial, the curse on the Kokosohene remains unresolved, prompting the custodians at Antoa Nyamaa shrine to refer the matter back to the Manhyia Palace for a complete settlement before the curse can be properly overturned.
There are suggestions that the Kokosohene’s insistence on his position is influenced by potential implications for his status if he were to retract his words.