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Chief - Adontenhene of Akuapem (Aburihene)

(2025) overview of Adontenhene of Akuapem (Aburihene),

including the historic succession of rulers and current leadership

🌿 Historic Succession of Adontenhene / Aburihene Since the Founding of Akuapem (c. 1733)

Since the establishment of the Akuapem State under Nana Safori in 1733, the following chiefs have served as Adontenhene/Aburihene:

- Offei Agyeman
- Okwaning Bediako
- Ntow ne Hempong
- Pobi Asense
- Opei Dade
- Osae Ntifo (visited by Paul Isert in 1786)
- Obuobi Nkwanin
- Otwe Kwasi
- Kwaw Afum Bosomprah I
- Kwadwo Mensah (ruled circa 1886)
- Osae Mensah I (from 1918)
- Ansah Bosomprah (from 1925)
- Osae Djan I (from 1928)
- Osae Ntifo Ababio (from 1975)

In 1959, the Adonten Divisional Council instituted a rotational system among three ruling houses:

- Awo-Agyaa House of Agyamanti
- Amene House of Fotobi
- Aku Badu House of Nsakye

Under this arrangement, appointments to the stool of Aburihene rotate among these houses.

Present Day (2025)

The current Aburihene and Adontenhene of Akuapem, enstooled in February 1988, is from the Aku Badu House of Nsakye under the stool name Nana Djan Kwasi II. As of the latest available information, Nana Djan Kwasi II continues to reign in 2025.

Nana Djan Kwasi II is the officially recognized traditional ruler as of 2025 and continues to serve.

The ruling houses and lineages remain the formal structure governing succession.