Queen Mother of Fankyenebra in the Ashanti Region, Nana Akua Afriyie Owoabrempong, has indicated that the many netizens spewing false statements about Asanteman are doing so just to make ends meet.

In an interview on Opemsu TV, Nana Akua Afriyie Owoabrempong noted that such individuals will lose their daily bread should they decide to set the record straight and stop dragging the name of Asanteman and the Asantehene in the mud on social media.

"The Asanteman and the Asantehene are names that provide money when you just mention them. Today, all those misbehaving on social media are just after money. It is Asanteman that is now providing them ends meet. Let's dare them to stop talking about Asanteman and see if their jobs will flourish. They can't survive a week without mentioning Asanteman in whatever they do."

Recently, there have been disagreements on the history of how the current Dormaahene, Oseadeyo Agyeman Badu II, was inducted into office.

This comes after Asantehene Osei Tutu II noted there was the need to revisit history to combat efforts from some quarters to distort history.

Addressing his people at an Asanteman Council meeting at the Manhyia Palace on October 19, 2023, the Asantehene said "Sampa is my town, Bono and Ahafo… Agyeman Badu (the first) took his oath here before going to assume his throne. He was a teacher here at Government Boys School. He swore in front of my uncle before assuming his position."

"It is because of these notorious ones that I am recounting this issue. What at all is it?" he emphasized.

In a video shared by Abanpredease TV on Sunday, October 19, 2023, the Dormaahene responded to the Asantehene's claims.

He clarified that the Dormaa chieftaincy has a longstanding history that predates the Asantehene chieftaincy, making it implausible for an Asantehene to have elevated the then Dormaahene to a paramount chief.

He further emphasized the significance of addressing this matter as the historical narrative of the Dormaa people is at risk of being inaccurately represented by the Asantehene.

“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?

“… 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?” he quizzed.

The Dormaahene added, “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?”

“As for this issue, I am begging him (the Otumfuo) he should stop saying it. If he does not stop, I have already said this before, if he speaks 100 times, I would respond 101 times.”

The issue has sparked many divided opinions on social media.