Broadcast journalist with the EIB Network, Nana Aba Anamoah, has made yet another bold but unverified claim that has set tongues wagging on social media, particularly on Twitter (X).
The “talkative” journalist made an appearance on UTV’s United Showbiz, where she stated that Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is the most powerful king on the African continent.
“It’s nice, and also, what even made it very beautiful — and it speaks to the wisdom of His Royal Majesty the King — is the way every celebration in the kingdom unites Ghana. People came from all walks of life, from Volta, from the North, from everywhere. It speaks to the unity of this country and the immense power the Ashanti King wields. We cannot deny that. I’ve seen people on social media sometimes try to say, ‘Sit down, sit somewhere.’ He’s the Ashanti King. There is none like him in Africa.”
“He’s the most powerful king in Africa, and we have to respect that, and the reverence the Ashantis and this celebration gave to the royal stool. It’s not even about the man; it’s about the stool. It’s powerful, and we need to give reverence to the man on the stool, and I think that’s what played out perfectly well,” she said on the show while expressing admiration for the Ashanti Kingdom.
However, the claim has drawn a lot of reactions on social media, with many disputing its factual accuracy.
“I strongly disagree with her. Does she know King Mohammed VI of Morocco? He combines head-of-state authority over a major economy with vast personal wealth. He rules a whole powerful country. Well, it’s her opinion though,” one X account tweeted.
“This old lady is just ignorant. How many African kings does she know? The King of Morocco is ruling the entire country of Morocco, but according to this woman, a chief under a republic with no powers to do anything is the greatest,” another X user tweeted.
Meanwhile, multiple reports from different news outlets place other African monarchs such as King Mohammed VI of Morocco, King Mswati III of Eswatini, King Letsie III of Lesotho, Sultan Sa’adu Abubakar III of Sokoto (Nigeria), Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ooni of Ife, Nigeria), and Oba Ewuare II of the Benin Kingdom (Nigeria) ahead of the Otumfuo in terms of sheer power, influence, and net worth.