Seychelles church where Prempeh I was baptized to become museum

Seychelles plans to transform the Anglican Church of Victoria, where Otumfuo Agyemang Prempeh I was baptised and confirmed during his exile, into a museum.

This initiative, according to the country’s President, H.E. Wavel Ramkalawan aims to preserve the legacy of the Asantehene, who was exiled to Seychelles by British colonial authorities in 1900 at the age of 26.

Speaking at a durbar marking the 100th anniversary of Prempeh I’s return to Ghana, President Ramkalawan revealed that the project has already begun, with the necessary documentation signed. He emphasised that the museum would serve as a lasting tribute to the late King’s impact on Seychelles and his embrace of Christianity during his time there.

“We will be turning the very chapel in which King Prempeh I received the sacrament of holy communion and confirmation into a museum,” President Ramkalawan said. “This has already been accepted. I have signed the papers and in the presence of King Prempeh I will continue to live on. To further the legacy of King Prempeh I, the project has already begun.”

Meanwhile, in Kumasi, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the 16th Asantehene, is leading efforts to transform a cottage near the Prempeh I International Airport—where the late King often rested after his return—into a museum.

The announcement was made during a grand durbar held at the Manhyia Palace on Saturday (23 November) following a symposium on 22 November. The event was chaired by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and the Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III.

Dignitaries present included the First Lady of Seychelles, H.E. Linda Ramkalawan, the Prime Minister of Eswatini, Russell Mmiso Dlamini, Ghana’s former President John Agyekum Kufuor, Ghana’s High Commissioner to Seychelles, Francisca Ashietey-Odunton, and Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, founder of the Movement for Change.

Reporting By Jonathan Ofori, Asaase Newsroom, Kumasi.

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