Okomfo Anokye and the Golden Stool
A sacred symbol descends to unify a people—binding power to responsibility.
The Asante states were many, proud, and divided. Osei Tutu sought unity, but unity needs a symbol heavier than argument.
At Kumasi, Okomfo Anokye addressed chiefs and elders: a nation is held not by one man, but by its soul.
They say a Golden Stool descended and settled on Osei Tutu’s lap. “It is not for sitting,” Anokye declared, “but the seat of the nation’s spirit.”
The chiefs swore allegiance—not only to a king, but to the idea of one people, bound by duty to protect what they share.
And Anokye planted a covenant in the earth: some things are anchored so a nation can stand.