Her remarks, made on Eyewitness News on Tuesday, July 28, follow a public disagreement within the Safo family. Adwoa Safo says her late father's funeral date was approved by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Adwoa Safo explained that funeral preparations commenced in October, after the family had observed the 40-day rites for her father. She said the process required the blessing of the Asantehene because of her father's standing as a member of an Ashanti royal family. Adwoa Safo Directs Critics to the PalaceThe former minister was emphatic that the contested date should not be attributed to her personally.