{"id":363283,"date":"2017-10-20T05:59:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T05:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=363283"},"modified":"2017-10-20T05:59:11","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T05:59:11","slug":"otumfuo-given-heros-welcome-after-money-laundering-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/otumfuo-given-heros-welcome-after-money-laundering-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Otumfuo given hero’s welcome after money laundering allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"
Business activities came to a halt as scores of residents in the Kumasi Metropolis lined up on the streets to wave at the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, when he touched down at the Kumasi Airport on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Asantehene was taken through some principal streets of the metropolis before finally taken to the Manhyia Palace.<\/p>\n
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Otumfuo’s Mawerehene, Baffour Osei Brentuo Hyiaman V, has said the Asantehene and the Manhyia Palace are not ready to respond to stories that emerged while he was away.<\/p>\n
According to him, the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has never responded to such issues and was not ready to respond to the recent one.<\/p>\n
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The Asantehene received a rousing welcome when he touched down at the Kumasi Airport amidst singing and drumming.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0was taken through the principal streets of the metropolis and was finally taken to the Manhyia Palace.<\/p>\n
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Residents in the Kumasi metropolis had lined up on the streets to wave the Asante monarch when he arrived.<\/p>\n
Baffour Hyiaman V told Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0that\u00a0Manhyia was not interested in the money laundering allegations, and will not respond to the issues.<\/p>\n Background<\/strong><\/p>\n