On Saturday 11 October 2026, the Otublohum Royal Family of Daadeban‑Na, Accra, travelled to Dunkwa‑on‑Offin to return to their ancestral home in Denkyiraman after a 365‑year absence. The delegation, led by Nii Okanta Ankrah II, Otublohum Mantse Ankrah, was formally received at the Amponsem Ahenfie Palace by Odeefoɔ Boa Amponsem IV, Denkyirahene, on Dapaa, the eve of the 7th Akwasidae.
Oral tradition records that the Otublohum lineage descends from OTU AHIAKWA, a Denkyira Royal who departed Abankeseso around 1660 to found the Otublohum State in Ga Mashie, Accra. In his address to the Denkyirahene, Nii Okanta Ankrah II declared, “I have not just returned home alone. I have come home with all the Stools under me to serve the Denkyira Stool. For 365 years we left as Otu Ahiakwa, Royals of Denkyira. Today, Otublohum returns to Denkyira.”
Responding, Odeefoɔ Boa Amponsem IV welcomed the royal grandchildren and pledged his full support, stating, “You are my grandchildren. You left as royals and you have returned as royals. I will support you whether rain or shine, evening or day, whenever you call on me. The doors of Denkyiraman are forever open to you.” He further announced that the final Adaekese of the Denkyira calendar year, to be celebrated at Jukwa, would be dedicated in honour of the returning Otublohum descendants. The festival will carry the theme “OTUBLOHUM ADAEKESE,” symbolising the closure of a 365‑year circle from Abankeseso to Otublohum and back to Jukwa.
This event marks the first time in Denkyira history that an Adaekese at Jukwa has been themed to honour a returning Ga State, underscoring the deep cultural ties that bind the region’s past and present.
