The Spiritual Leader and Founder of the Temple of Rabbi, Asomdwee Ntonton Som (Nkabom), Okronkronyi Nyame Somafo Yawoh, has been honoured as the Pan-African Custodian of Peace, Spiritual Wisdom and Sacred Counsel at the 2025 Sankofa National Prestige Honours.

The ceremony, held on December 14, 2025, at the National Theatre in Accra, brought together distinguished personalities from across Africa and the diaspora.

The Sankofa National Prestige Awards are widely regarded as one of the continent’s most respected honour systems, celebrating African excellence, leadership, and service.

The 2025 edition marked a significant milestone in recognising the contributions of some of Ghana’s most esteemed personalities.

Okronkronyi Nyame Somafo Yawoh received the honour in recognition of his enduring role in shaping society through spiritual guidance, peacebuilding, and moral leadership.

He was among 35 distinguished leaders honoured on the night. Renowned Pan-Africanist and scholar, Professor PLO Lumumba, was also inducted into the 2025 Sankofa Pan-African Hall of Fame.

Presenting the citation, the Paramount Chief of Assin Kushea, Nana Prah Agyensaim IV, who also serves as Council Chairman of the Sankofa Pan-African Honours, described Okronkronyi as a “Pan-African Custodian of peace, spiritual wisdom and sacred counsel,” citing his rare calling as a spiritual leader devoted to peace, moral balance, faith healing, and the restoration of harmony in human affairs.

The citation noted that as Leader of Asomdwee Ntonton Som, he embodies the ancient African mandate of peacemaking, offering guidance that reconciles divisions, calms conflicts, and anchors communities in spiritual clarity and truth.

It added that through humility, insight, and unwavering devotion to higher principles, he stands as a reminder that true power lies in wisdom rather than force, and in divine calling rather than noise.

In his acceptance remarks, Okronkronyi Nyame Somafo Yawoh expressed deep gratitude for the recognition, describing it as a rare and humbling affirmation of his spiritual mission.

He used the occasion to invite Africans in the diaspora and the global community to attend the Ogyebea Afahye Festival, scheduled for December 25, 2025, to January 1, 2026.

He also encouraged tourists and pilgrims to visit the sacred stone structure known as the Kaaba, which he described as a spiritual symbol central to human existence and divine connection.