08/06/2025
Akan nsemsem and mixed blood Families_____
Mamponhene's three day burial rites is ongoing.
For example, Kwahu, which is NO LONGER part of the Asante Confederacy, is currently at Mampon to observe the burial rites- right from the beginning.
Yes, lots of non-Asante chiefs would be at Mampon to pay their last respect. Even a princess and her entourage from Eswantini Kingdom, formerly known as Swaziland, are in Mampon on behalf of their King.
But Kwahuhene is specifically in Mampon not because of curiosity or to show respect. Kwahuhene is at Mampon because he is OBLIGATED. That is, taking away States- ie Asante, Akyem, Dormaa, Kwahu etc- Mampon ruling and Kwahu ruling houses belong to the same Royal family ie "Abusua" ie nton ie family ie BLOOD: Bretuo.
For example, Akyem ruling house and Offinso ruling house belong to the same Royal family "nton" ie the same BLOOD: Asona. Yet Offinso is not part of Akyem but Asante.
Dormaa ruling house and Essumagya ruling house in Asante are the same blood, family, nton: Aduana. Yet the family belong to different states.
Techiman ruling house and Manhyia ruling house belong to the same "blood" ie nton: Oyoko. Yet Techiman is no longer part of Asante.
There are nine "nton," ie families ie Bloods in Akan- dom.
1. Oyoko
2. Asenie
3. Aduana
4. Bretuo
5. Ekuona
6. Adako
7. Asakyire
8. Asona etc....
So the most obvious question is: WHY DIDN'T THESE AKAN NINE FAMILIES BUILD THEIR OWN NATION- STATES accordingly. But chose to intermix to form different states made up of all nine "Bloods" ruled by one particular "blood?"
That's, why don't we have Asona State, Asenie State, Oyoko State etc but Asante, Akyem, Dormaa etc States?
And the obvious answer is: blood.
For example, had the Oyoko family/nton, when they came from the sky, chosen not to form a nation with others, they would have perished, become extinct through IN**ST. For same blood is not supposed to marry same or mix same blood.
Thus, if the Asenie clan, when they came from the ground, had chosen to build their own nation, they, likewise, would have perished, extinct through IN**ST- or at best, become deformed.
Instead, these individual blood families- whether they came from the sky, the ground or a cave- chose to spread themselves; for some to become slaves or lose their status in other lands and under different families/nton in order to propagate and ensure the perpetual existence and survival of the overall Akan "species."
So, take Akyem, for example, the ruling blood is Asona. Yet the Akyem State is made up of all the nine "nton," families, Bloods etc.
In Asante, the ruling blood is Oyoko. Yet Asante Confederacy is made of all the nine Bloods.
So the question is, is blood thicker than "water?" Than a state?
Damirifa due, Mampon ne Bretuo Abusua.
Credit: Akwasi A Afrifa Akoto
