Nii Ako Nortei IV, says he is still the Osu Mankralo and performing his lawful duties, in accordance with customary law and the provisions of the Chieftaincy Act, 2008 Act 759. In that respect, he said a press conference held by some members of the Osu Ashante Blohum Dzaase on Friday, December 30, 2016, to declare his destoolment was illegal and a breach of customary law.