Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has put an end to Nana Ama Serwaa Nyarko's more than three-decade rule as the Queen Mother of the Offinso Traditional Area.

The dethronement announcement took place on Thursday, January 11, 2024, during the inaugural meeting of the Asanteman Council for the year.

This marks Otumfuo's first dethronement in 2024. The newly installed chief of Offinso, Nana Dwamena Akenten II, appeared before the Asanteman Council, presided over by the Asantehene, to take the oath of allegiance.

The dethronement was based on accusations of significant insubordination, primarily arising from Offinsohemaa's refusal to appear before Otumfuo following a summons and other reported offences.

Otumfuo, delivering the verdict, stated, "I deliver the town into your hands alone. You have no queen, mother. Find a new queen mother to help you undertake your mandate when you have settled down. We need a queen mother who will be present here when we need her."The controversy surrounding the Offinso stool emerged from allegations that certain individuals, spearheaded by the Queen Mother, were attempting to "sell" it to Dr. Desmond Kofi Koduah Sarpong, the former Board Chairman of Asante Kotoko Sporting Club.

Hemanhene Nana Wiafe Apau Sanwoansan, representing the Bekum Division, revealed at a press conference in December that members of the royal family had informed Otumfuo about the Queen Mother's alleged actions to compromise tradition and transfer the stool to KK Sarpong.

Following Otumfuo's investigations, it was uncovered that KK Sarpong, presented by the Queen Mother as the candidate for the stool, had no familial ties to the Ahyirem Royal Family, as he had asserted.

The woman from whom he purportedly hailed was found to have never borne a child, resulting in disqualification. This revelation heightened tensions between the Queen Mother and some of the youth of Offinso.