The Gyinyase Traditional Area in the Asokwa Municipality in Kumasi has enstooled new Oheneyere and Queen Mother, with the stool name Oheneyere Akosua Fobi Kusikyi II.
Known in private life as Akosua Fobi, Oheneyere Akosua Fobi Kusikyi II occupied the family stool made vacant following the demise of Oheneyere Ako Abena Bensua.
The adult women in the family took the new Queen Mother—who is a customary wife of the Asantehene—through the traditional rites to seal her enstoolment at a colourful ceremony held on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at the forecourt of Gyinyase Palace.
This followed her completion of the necessary traditional rituals at Manhyia—the seat of Asanteman—on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, after which she was formally unveiled.
The event was vibrant, with elegant traditional attire, drumming, dancing, and rituals.
Several dignitaries were in attendance to support the new Queen of Gyinyase, including Otumfuo’s Apagyahene, Nana Owusu Afriyie; Koteihene, Nana Nkansah Amoaye; Kokofumanhene, Barima Ofe Akwasi Okogyesuo II; Ayeduasehene; Otumfuo Hyiretuohene; and Kyirapatrehene. Her lecturers Mrs. Christiana Oduro Domfeh of Wesley College of Education and Dr. Ophelia Afreh with the IEPA Department of the University of Cape Coast were also in attendance.
Again, the representatives of the Vice Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST) were also in attendance as well as Mr. Phillip Adu-Twum, former Men’s Secretary of the prestigious Wesley College of Education and a teacher at Christian M/A JHS at Bomso. Friends, several schoolmates, and colleagues were also present to support her.
Oheneyere Akosua Fobi Kusikyi II expressed appreciation to the chiefs and people of the area and pledged to exercise her responsibilities with diligence.
She is a professional teacher who currently works at State Experimental Basic School at Dakodwom in Kumasi.
She had her basic (KG, Primary, and Junior High School) education at St. Paul’s Roman Catholic School at Amakom, after which she made a short trip to Asem, where she had her secondary education at Kumasi Anglican Senior High School.
Her passion for imparting knowledge saw her enroll at Wesley College of Education, completing in 2010, before later continuing to acquire her first degree from the University of Education. Currently, she holds a Master’s degree in Educational Administration in Higher Education from the University of Cape Coast.
