The Amanfo Duruokpalanne

 THE CODE OF SUCCESSION:

 

THE ASCENSION TO THE THRONE OF AMANFO IS BASED ON THE CODE OF OBURU-BURU OSO ESORO. THE ROYAL SUCCESSION IS BASICALLY DETERMINED BY THIS SYSTEM. IT IS THE TRADITIONAL CODE OF A HEREDITORY SYSTEM OF SUCCESSION IN THE AMANFO RULING FAMILY WHEREBY THE MOST SENIOR SUCCEEDS THE RULING EZE ON DEATH, OR INCASE OF ANY EXTENUATING FACTOR THAT IMPAIRS HIS CAPACITY TO CARRY ON AS THE EZE.

 

THIS SYSTEM RUNS FROM THE MOST SENIOR PERSON TO THE NEXT IN RANK. WHEREBY THE NEXT IN RANK DECLINES, THE OTHER NEXT IN RANK FOLLOWS. IF THE NEXT IN RANK IS INVALID DUE TO ONE REASON OR THE OTHER, OR IS NOT SUITABLE AND WANTS TO TAKE UP THE MANTLE, HE MUST BE GENTLY PERSUADED BY THE RULING HOUSE TO STEP DOWN. AFTER THE DEMISE OF ALL THE DIRECT SONS OF AMANFO THEN IT BECOMES THE PREROGATIVE OF THE GRANDSONS ONLY. THE SYSTEM HAS NO ROOM FOR FIGHTING AND RIOTING. THIS IS THE TRADITIONAL LEGACY OF THE AWO-OMAMMA PEOPLE AND IN PARTICULAR THE SYSTEM OF THE NOBLE FAMILY OF THE AMANFOS.