The Kingmakers of the Offinso Traditional Council in the Ashanti traditional area have unanimously nominated former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) Kofi Kodua Sarpong referred to in private life as Dr KK Sarpong as the successor of the late Paramount Chief of the area Nana Awiafe Akenten III.
The regarded Offinso Manhene kicked the bucket on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi where he was receiving treatment in the wake of falling sick for certain number of days.
The late Nana Wiafe Akenteng had been the occupant of the Wiafe Akenten traditional stool for 28 years after he was installed in November 1993.
The kingmakers of the traditional area on Friday sixth May 2022 at a function in Offinso through Akyeamehene Nana Kwaku Wiafe Presented the former Kumasi Asante Kotoko CEO as the new Paramount Chief for the offinso traditional council.
He will be the third in order in the Ashanti realm assuming that he performs the necessary rituals and takes Asanteman oath and becomes chiefs for Offinso traditional area .