Otumfuo enstools Daasebre Osei Bonsu III as Mamponghene
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has enstooled Daasebre Osei Bonsu III as the Mamponghene at a colourful ceremony held at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Monday, January 19.
Daasebre Osei Bonsu III took the oath of allegiance to officially become the occupant of the Silver Stool of the Asante Kingdom, amid cheers from a large gathering of chiefs and traditional leaders who were clad in black in accordance with Asante custom.
The enstoolment follows the death of the former Mamponghene, who passed away in April 2025 at the age of 85 after the performance of customary rites at the Manhyia Palace.
Daasebre Osei Bonsu III was nominated as the next Paramount Chief of Asante Mampong on October 13, 2025, and was subsequently outdoored by the Queen Mother, Nana Agyakoma Difie II, as the successor to the Silver Stool.
Born Leslie Nkansah Osei-Bonsu, the 51-year-old senior software architect and geospatial strategist was presented to the kingmakers and the Traditional Council at the Amaniampong Stool Palace in Mampong as the Mamponhene-elect.
Ing. Leslie Nkansah Osei-Bonsu is the elder brother of Nana Agyakoma Difie II.
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The installation of Daasebre Osei Bonsu III marks a new chapter in the leadership of the Asante Mampong Traditional Area, which occupies a key position within the hierarchy of the Asante Kingdom.
