An emerging list of over two hundred entourage accompanying the king of Ashanti, His Royal Majesty Otumfour Osei Tutu the ll to the 2022 Hogbetsotso festival has hit online.

The annual festival of the Anlos of the Volta Region is celebrated to commemorate the exodus of the Ewe people from the oppressive tyranny of King Agorkorli in Togo.

This year’s celebration will mark the 60th anniversary of the festival and the Asantehene has been invited to grace the colorful event.

It's worth noting that the 2022 hogbetsotso festival will be celebrated under the theme “60yers of Anlo Hogbetstso-za, uniting for development, sustaining our unique cultural Commonwealth for future generations.

Although sompaonline cannot authenticate the truth in the said list, it's believed that the king of the Ashanti Kingdom normally travels with a huge number of delegations for such events.

According to the purported list, there will be 8 Nkonwasoafuo, 25 Afenasoafuo/Atuntufuo, 10 Kyineyetufuo, 1 Apimasantan, 1 Sika Akua, 4 Sanaafuo, 10 Afotosanfuo, 10 Abenasanfuo, 10, Nsumankwafuo, 6 Asomfo, and 8 Nseneefuo.

The others are 4 Danponmu/Papahufuo, 8 Ahoprafuo, 10 Akyemfuo, 3 Somisisi, 5 Adwareye, 5 each for Adum/Abrafuo, 2 Animuyesum, 10 Fontomfrom/Atumpan, 10 Fontomfromsuafuo, 4 Mpebi/Nkrawi, 4 Apeede, 4 Kwadwomfuo. 2 Drugya, and 10 Nyahera.

The rest are 10 Kokwanagya, 5 Mentiahyenfuo, 6 Sodoofuo, 2 Camera Men, and 3 Video Men.

Source: sompaonline//Eric Murphy Asare