On Friday, June 27, 2025, Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II hosted a Royal Banquet in honour of King Mswati III of EswatiniAt the Royal Banquet, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II gave King Mswati III of Eswatini a gift symbolising the friendship between the two royal leadersSocial media users who watched the video thronged the comment section to share their varied opinions on the matter
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II gave His Majesty King Mswati III of Eswatini a gift to show the friendship and royal solidarity between the two leaders.
The gift was presented to His Majesty during the Royal Banquet in honour of King Mswati III of Eswatini.
In a video on X, two men held the box in which the gold chain was placed. They showed it to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and King Mswati III.
Later, the chain was given to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who placed it on King Mswati III鈥檚 neck.
The regal 22-karat gold chain Otumfuo Osei Tutu II presented was adorned with the iconic 鈥淒enkyemkye鈥 pendant, a powerful symbol of authority and Asante royalty.
Asantehene鈥檚 wife gifts King Mswati III鈥檚 wife
Meanwhile, the wife of Asantehene, Lady Julia, gave King Mswati III鈥檚 spouse a gift.
Lady Julia honoured Her Royal Highness Inkhosikati LaMagongo with a radiant 22-karat gold chain and an exquisite royal kente cloth.
Watch the video below:
Ghanaians comment on Asantehene鈥檚 gift
YEN.com.gh collated some reactions to the post shared by @eddie_wrt on X. Some applauded Asantehene for his thoughtful gifts, while others criticised him for giving so much. Read them below:
@NattyBongo107 said:
鈥淭hese people dey make poverty look so ugly, but they don鈥檛 know how expensive it is to be poor.鈥
@EmpressMenen88 wrote:
鈥淲ell, as a Fante lemme mind my business for asantefuo to handle their matter馃槀馃槀馃槀馃槀馃槀馃槀馃槀馃槀馃槀馃槀.鈥
@Ro4Romeo said:
鈥淟isten to the background, you will hear a man shouting. He came with the King of Eswatini. He does that and never stops unless the King is not around. He makes the 鈥減iaw鈥 and 鈥渨iaw鈥 look like a child’s play.鈥
@Blakk_Tiger wrote:
鈥淭hat’s roughly Ghc12,000.鈥
@utdbeck12 said:
鈥淗e won’t use the gold to build his kingdom. The poor are following him up and down, day and night.鈥
@nana_stubborn wrote:
鈥淢ost of u guys have never gifted a valuable amount or artefacts to a friend in your capacity, so you will keep on saying nonsense鈥omeone who dresses with gold and sits on gold is giving out gold, you are here saying nonsense eiii.鈥
@qw3qu_dee said:
鈥淭he handler should have used gloves. Very bad.鈥
@dnd_voncx wrote:
鈥淗e gifted gold as a symbol of friendship.. but when one girl got shot in the eye, he couldn鈥檛 offer help to restore her sight, it took Ibrahim Mahama’s intervention hmm…Black man will always be a black man.鈥
Source: YEN.com.gh