New Juaben Omanhene Dead
Daasebre Professor Oti Boateng, the Paramount Chief of the New Juaben Traditional Area has joined his ancestors.
Joana Somiah 
The New Juaben Traditional Council is scheduled to meet to officially announce the death of Omanhene Daasebre Prof. Emeritus Oti Boateng, the Paramount Chief of the New Juaben Traditional Area.
Daasebre Prof. Emeritus Oti Boateng died two weeks ago as indirectly hinted in an earlier publication by our Eastern Regional correspondent.
The cause of his death is unknown as speculations take centre stage.
His last public appearance was during a graduation ceremony by SDA college of Education at Koforidua – Asokore on August 1, 2021, where he delivered a keynote address.
Daasebre Prof Oti Boateng was enstooled as Omanhene in 1992 under the stool name Daasebre Dr Oti Boateng, a member of the Yiadom-Hwedie royal family of Juaben, Ashanti, and New Juaben as well as the son of the late queen mother of Juaben and blood-brother of his predecessor, Nana Kwaku Boateng II, their grandmothers, Akosua Kyem and Ama Bonsu, being the daughters of Nana Akua Boatemaa of Juaben.
Biography
Daasebre Prof. Oti Boateng, Omanhene of New Juaben in the Eastern Region was a member of the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) of the United Nations (Commissioner of the UN as from January 1, 2003, for a four-year term).
He holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Economics from the University of Ghana, a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Statistics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Statistics from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
He had a distinguished service as Government Statistician and head of the Statistical Service for a record period of 17 and half years from 1982.
Daasebre Oti Boateng also worked for 14 years with the University of Ghana where he was promoted to the position of Senior Research Fellow and Director of Studies at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER).
He was elected chairman of the United Nations Statistical Commission in 1987 and also elected chairman of the 15th International Conference of Labour Statisticians in Geneva in 1993.
For 16 years, Daasebre Oti Boateng was chairman of the sub-technical committee of the Tripartite Committee of Ghana which deals with technical issues connected with wages and compensation systems.
His untimely demise has really caused a stir in New Juaben Municipality and some are agitating it is as a result of the curses some chiefs invoked during a durbar to enstool a chief over alleged bribery.
William Ofori Akwaboa, Eastern Region
