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The Making of an African King

Name: The Making of an African King
ISBN: 9780761870715

Patrilineal and Matrilineal Struggle among the Awutu (Effutu) of Ghana

Anthony Ephirim-Donkor,

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The Making of an African King

Patrilineal and Matrilineal Struggle among the Awutu (Effutu) of Ghana

Anthony Ephirim-Donkor,

About this book

In this edition of The Making of an African King: Patrilineal and Matrilineal Struggle Among the ?wutu (Effutu) of Ghana, Revised & Updated, every chapter is updated, taking into account the 2015 Ghana Supreme Court ruling on the internecine kingship struggle among the ?wutu (Effutu) of Simpa (Winneba). The patrilineal Otuano Royal Family sued the Acquah faction and proponents of matrilineal succession in 1976, seeking confirmation of their inalienable right as the sole kingmakers of Simpa, and also for the court to place perpetual injunction on the Acquahs never to interfere in the royal affairs of Simpa. During the intervening decades from 1976-2015, Simpa witnessed a spate of intermittent political violence, especially the months leading to their annual Nyant?r (aboakyir) Festival, all aimed at preventing the king from propitiating the ancestors and deities of Simpa led by P?nkyae Otu. With the Supreme Court ruling, people now have the opportunity to read the judgment in its entirety and make up their own minds. What is actually fascinating about the whole internecine royal struggle is, that we have a situation whereby a matrilineal political system practiced by the Akan is displacing a long-established patrilineal system of descent traditionally practiced by the Guan speaking people of Simpa. Such an idea would be unheard of in the West, but this is what is happening among the ?wutu (Effutu) of Simpa (Winneba) socio-culturally and politically. Indeed, it shows how unique and transformative the Akan abusua (a mother and her children) system is all about.

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