Kadehene Abandons Stool After Over 20 Years, Residents Cry For His Comeback:
Osabarima Agyare Tenadu II has officially stepped down as the Kadehene, bringing an end to his 21 and a half years of service as chief of Kade.
In an official statement dated October 22, 2025, Osabarima Agyare Tenadu II expressed his gratitude to the Aduana family for their trust and confidence in him, allowing him to lead the Kade people in the place of his ancestors.
Enstooled on April 22, 2004, by the Kade Aduana I Royal Stool, the Kadehene announced his resignation during a gathering of his subordinates on October 22, 2025. While many expected the meeting to celebrate Awukudae, Osabarima Agyare Tenadu II instead used the occasion to disclose his decision to abdicate the stool.
The move comes after a period of what he described as longstanding resistance from some of his subordinates. “I was enstooled as the chief of Aduana I stool of Kade in April 2004. I would not want to tout the concrete developments I engineered in that sacred office. My tumultuous reign is well known and I thank God, I survived it all,” he stated.
He continued, “I have decided to abdicate the stool after twenty – one (21) years of being its occupant with the singular purpose that those who actively undermined my reign can now come together and seek the development and prosperity of Kademan and Okyeman.”
