The chiefs and people of Asante Akyem Agogo Traditional Area have fully participated in the final funeral rites (dɔteyie) of the late Asantehemaa Nana Yaa Konadu III, which took place at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.

A delegation led by the Dompiahene Nana Bediako Brogya Sarpong and queen mother Nana Afrakoma Serwah Kusi Obuadum represented the Agogomanhene, Nana Akuoko Sarpong, to pay their last respect to the fallen queen mother of the Ashanti kingdom as a customary obligation.

The full participation of the final funeral rites of the late Asantehemaa reaffirmed historic ties between Agogo state and the Manhyia Palace, especially in the areas of political and military consolidation—an alliance that has spanned centuries.

Agogo features prominently within the traditional structure of the Ashanti Kingdom while also functioning within Ghana’s democratic system as part of the Ashanti region, with the Agogomanhene being a member of the Asanteman Council.

It is politically subject to the authority of the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II but retains its local autonomy and distinct traditions within the Asante cultural fold.

Agogo features prominently within the traditional structure of the Ashanti Kingdom while also functioning within Ghana’s democratic system as part of the Ashanti region, with the Agogomanhene being a member of the Asanteman Council.

Asante Akyem Agogo is one of Ghana’s food baskets—a predominantly farming community with over 100 townships—famed for its mass production of plantain, vegetables, especially tomatoes, watermelon and cashew nuts.

It is a well-planned town naturally walled with mountains and boasts the second largest hospital in the Ashanti region—the Agogo Presbyterian Hospital, which hosts one of the best eye clinics in Africa.

Nana Bediako Brogya Sarpong, who led the Agogo delegation to Manhyia, is an astute entrepreneur with thriving businesses in the oil and gas and mining support services, agribusiness and printing sectors.

He is a former banker with Barclays Bank (now Absa) where he was sponsored by the bank to study Executive Education at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, UK, and an alumnus of Prempeh College and University of Ghana.

Nana Bediako Brogya Sarpong combines his traditional responsibilities with philanthropy as the founder of the Brogya Foundation, dedicated to education, youth empowerment, health, and community development, with several initiatives impacting lives in Agogo and across Ghana.