New African, September 1st, 2002
Under the Neem Tree
When the King was knighted by the British (who don't do such things for nothing) as well as being made a member of the Executive Council of the whole Gold Coast to boot (the equivalent of a cabinet minister of today), he, naturally, came under intense suspicion from his own people.
I had my first encounter with an Okyenhen - King of Akyem Abuakwa when I was only six years old. The encounter was in the form of a powerful rumour whispered from lip to lip in the way that such rumours can suddenly take hold of an entire community: "The King has gone to Banso."
Decoded, this ...
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