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The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has expressed its profound and unwavering respect and admiration towards the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for his selfless contribution and dedication to humanity and the betterment of Ghana. At a convocation to honour the King which marked the University’s third honorary degree to a traditional leader in Ghana, the Vice Chancellor, Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong acknowledged the contribution of His Majesty and affirmed that Otumfuo was more qualified by […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, anticipates a magnificent Oguaa Fetu Festival this year. His Majesty is in Cape Coast for the festival which will be the 60th time it’s being celebrated as well as the climax of the 25th anniversary of Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, the Paramount Chief of the Oguaa Traditional Area. At a banquet hosted by Osabarima to welcome him and the contingent of eminent Asante traditional leaders that accompanied him to the […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed his profound gratitude to the leadership of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) for the decision to honour him with an honorary doctorate degree. Addressing the leadership of the institution during a dinner organized by the Chancellor, Sir Sam Jonah, Otumfuo noted that he does not take the honour lightly. “I owe you gratitude; the Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor and all those who took the decision to honour me here. I don’t take […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom after over two decades of remarkable leadership devoid of controversy and stain, says he wishes to carry on in the same direction. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is trusting his maker for the needed grace and help to discern and follow the right path. “It’s the Lord God who gives me direction. He should give me the courage to face any human being with the truth and be very honest with every person that I […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has dedicated his 10th honorary doctorate degree to traditional leaders in his realm. The honorary was conferred by the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in the Central Region on Thursday, September 5, 2024. A day after receiving it, Otumfuo had the opportunity to address stakeholders during a dinner organized by the Chancellor of the institution, Sir Sam Jonah. He used the occasion to underscore the critical role Nananom play in making his work seamless and […]
The Paramount Chief of Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II has opened up about his unbreakable bond with Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. He publicly spoke about it during a banquet he hosted for the Asantehene as part of his reception in Cape Coast in the Central Region on Thursday, September 5, 2024. The event was held at the Lush On The Coast Resort and was joined by a number of eminent Asante and Fante traditional leaders. Osabarima could […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called for pragmatic steps in reviewing the country’s current education system to meet the social and economic needs of the country. He wondered whether the needed skilled labour is being produced by the various technical and vocational institutions to take over the industrial sector of the economy. “It remains the sole issue whether our education system is producing the skills needed to keep business and industry moving. However we may try to refocus education, […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has sounded a clarion call for educators and educationists in the various universities of Ghana to abstain from partisan politics. His Majesty sees an inundated benefit the State can reap from the various universities which he described as the “storehouse of knowledge, the laboratory for research, cultivation and discovery of answers to the social and physical needs of society.” These time-tested abilities held by universities, he indicated, are not realized in Ghana due to partisan […]
Inasmuch as students’ success inspires educators in academia, Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II believes their failure must similarly weigh down on them. In a speech at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in the Central Region, he reminded them of their key role in producing a quality labour force to take over the affairs of the country to drive development. “You are integrated into society. Stay in tune with this force as it is possible to be. You are […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has received his 10th honorary doctorate degree from the University of Cape Coast (UCC). This honorary degree by UCC is its third to a traditional authority in Ghana after the Paramount Chief of Assin Owirenkyi Traditional Area, Ehunabobirim Pra Agyensaim VI and the Paramount Chief of Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II. Otumfuo is therefore the first traditional leader outside the Central Region to get an honorary degree from the institution. Most Revered Traditional […]
