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HRH Oheneba Nana Kwame Obeng II is the recognized traditional sovereign leader of the Sefwi Obeng-Mim stool lands and Chief of the Royal House of Sefwi Obeng-Mim in the Republic of Ghana. He is the ruler, and Toufohene (grand master) of the dynastic orders, of Sefwi Obeng-Mim stool lands, a subnational kingdom in the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Territory of Ghana. He was appointed by the Paramount Chief as a Divisional Chief, overseeing other local chieftaincies.

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Constitutional Status

Ghana's is a republic. However, the constitution recognizes the local and tribal sovereignty of traditional rulers, and their accession to the throne is approved by government agencies. [1] The traditional leaders are connected through their regional House of Chiefs and the National House of Chiefs, as well as the Ghanaian Ministry of Culture and Chieftaincy.

Sefwi Obeng-Mim is a subnational kingdom or chieftaincy in the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Territory of Ghana. Like other traditional rulers or monarchies in Ghana, under the Constitution of the Republic, he is a reigning non-ruling sovereign prince under the Omanhene (Paramount Chief), of the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Area. [2] [3] [4] He was appointed by the Paramount Chief as a Divisional Chief, overseeing other local chieftaincies. He was appointed by the Paramount Chief as a Divisional Chief, overseeing other local chieftaincies, and the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Council appointed him the international Director of Culture and a goodwill ambassador of the Traditional Area.

Family

HRH Oheneba Nana Kwame Obeng II is the son of HM Katakyei Kwasi Bumagamah, Paramount Chief of Sefwi Wiawso, and HRH Akua Sarwaah Ohene Tuasuo of the Obeng dynasty. The name Oheneba means "son of the king". As the Paramount's son, Obeng II had the opportunity to pursue higher studies. [5] [2] Following Akan tradition, the chieftaincy of Sefwi Obeng-Mim is matrilineal. Obeng II is a descendent of Queen Mother Nana Abena Kra, second wife of Obeng I, the founder of the dynastic house. [5]

The Royal family of Sefwi Obeng-Mim is related to the Royal family from Ahafo Kwapong, which is part of the Ashanti Empire. The oral tradition is that there were two brothers, Obeng and Asante. Both were hunters whose game fed the Asantehene, which their family had done for two hundred years. The two brothers eventually moved from Kumasi to settle at the modern day Kwapong. Moreover, Obeng, the younger brother, moved with his wife, Nana Yaa Odei, across the river Sayere to settle in the lands of the Sefwi people.

Nana Obeng II’s mother’s family descends from the Asante people while his father descends from the Sefwi people. Obeng II’s mother was named after one of the Ashanti deities, Hene Tuasuo.

Obeng II is related to the current Asantehene, HIM Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, as HIRH graduated from the Sefwi Wiaso Secondary School and was taught by the late Omanhene of Sefwi Wiawso, HM Nana Kwadwo Aduhene II, a cousin of Otumfuo's guardian uncle at the time, HRH Oheneba Mensah Bonsu, Chief of the Hia stool (Hiahene) of the Royal House of Kyidom in the Ashanti empire (named after the 11th Asantehene).

Reign

Oheneba Nana Kwame Obeng II ascended the throne on 3 June 2016. [5] [2] He introduced many reforms to modernize and develop the kingdom. With the help of local and international consultants, he established a royal school, solved drinking water supply, introduced solar electrification, and proper documentation of family lands. In addition, he developed cocoa production methods and launched bridge and road construction works. [5] [6] [7] Obeng II also took action against illegal mining. [8] He has continued the work of HM Katakyei Kwasi Bumagamah, who, with now HM King Charles III, began the advocacy and policy making in Ghana to protect the rainforests in the traditional area and creating a more robust Forestry Commission.

Obeng II founded two dynastic orders of Akan warriors which forms his international asafo .

Succession

Dynastic Honors and Awards

Obeng II is one of the most successful traditional rulers in Ghana and has received many local and international accolades. [2]

Oheneba Foundation

Obeng II established a Ghanaian non-profit corporation for socio-economic development. A sister foundation was established in the USA and is a registered 501c3 nonprofit. The Foundations in USA and Ghana also work in partnership with the Wiawso Traditional Council as all development is interdependent.

International Advocacy

Sefwi Obeng-Mim is composed of numerous farming communities in the Juabeso District in the Western Region of the Republic of Ghana. The Obeng-Mim Stool lands have about 1,500 people, many of whom are subsistent cocoa farmers. The primary development area is located in the middle of the Krokosue Forest Reserve under the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Area, one of the largest forest reserves in Ghana. Due to the location of the community, it is difficult to access the most basic developmental projects by the central government and government funding. Providing safe and clean potable water, as well as medical and educational development, as well as other human services, is left to the traditional chieftaincy institution in Ghana.

Since HRH enstoolment, he has been an advocate in Ghana as well as internationally, meeting with various dignitaries and humanitarian groups. He has traveled to Singapore, Turkey, Hong Kong, and Indonesia to meet with the Russian ambassador to Singapore, the Singapore Minister for Culture, Community, and Youth and the Second Minister for Law, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine, the Secretary of Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong SAR government, the Indonesian Sultanate of Gowa, and princely dignitaries Abu Dhabi. In Ghana he worked with the Ambassador of Peru to Ghana, as well as the Ambassador of India in Ghana.

Honors Received

HRH Obeng II has received the following honors: [5]

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