For the past several days, a lot of heat has been generated by a statement allegedly made by former first lady Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, to the effect that Western-oriented formal education began among the Akyem before spiraling outward into Fanteland and other ethnic and sub-ethnic states and enclaves in modern Ghana (See �Nana Konadu: Formal Education in Ghana Started with the Akyems, Not Fantes� VibeGhana.com 10/13/11).