The Good Lord has placed me well not to need money before I can make a reasonable fair judgment under my reign – Asantehene
As part of the celebrations for his 25th anniversary on the Ashanti Golden Stool, the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II renewed the Asante Great Oath he took 25 years prior in front of the Asanteman Council during his 74th birthday thanksgiving service held in Kumasi.
Speaking in church, Otumfuo praised God for keeping his life and his personal family safe over the 25 years that the Asante people enstooled him to become the ruler of the prosperous Ashanti Kingdom.
“In the last 25 years, I have gone through a lot in the country. A lot has been said about me but I was not worried about anything they said because my focus has always been on speaking the truth to promote fairness in the country. I have always been thankful to God for bestowing wisdom in me for fair judgment in any case that came before me for peaceful resolution.
“It has always been my prayer before God that I may not discriminate against any individual across the country. I pray for God’s wisdom that comes with integrity, and fairness to promote national peace and co-existence in all my dealings with people in the interest of Asanteman and Ghana’’
“At where the lord has placed me the Golden stool takes care of me so I don’t need your money before I can make a reasonable fair judgment before handling issues under my control to promote peace and unity. Known individuals in my 25 years reign as the Asantehene can dare say I have taken money from them before passing judgment in their favor on any dispute brought before me. No one in the world can say that against me you can’t dare come before me to bribe me for that. I’m saying all this to the glory of God.’’ He said.
