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Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is pleased to get some artefacts stolen by the British during the 1874 Sagrenti and subsequent wars but isn’t satisfied as he wants more to be released to the Kingdom. Asanteman took delivery of 32 of the artefacts which are being loaned by the looter in May 2024 after 150 years. It earlier took delivery of some seven artefacts from the Fowler Museum in the US in February. Speaking about the return of the treasures […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has given an appealing yet veracious description of his people to the American Consul General in Ghana, Elliot Fertik, who paid a courtesy visit to him at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. It was his first encounter with the people of Asanteman as he has been based in Accra since his appointment. The US official says he arrived in Kumasi on June 20, 2024, and is […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has stated that Ghana is nowhere near economic independence after liberating itself from colonial rule some 67 years ago. He sees that Ghana still requires the support of developed economies in making its way to economic independence, and thereby presently unrealistic is the mantra “Ghana Beyond Aid”. As such he has called on the United States of America (USA) to render Ghana the needed technical and industrial assistance to enable the African country to stand […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has mounted a strong campaign for the release of stool lands which were taken by the government some 66 years ago but have remained unused, in accordance with the law. His Majesty for the umpteenth time made the call when the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor visited him on June 9, 2024, at the Manhyia Palace to propose a national dialogue on Land Administration in the country. The release of such […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed his satisfaction with the eight-storey edifice of the Minerals Commission still under construction in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. During a courtesy visit by Martin Ayisi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission led by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, the King raised the topic of the building. His Majesty says he has been catching glimpses of the building when returning from the golf course every morning. […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has nodded to a national discourse on the administration of lands in Ghana. The conversation will hover around the management and regulation of land use, ownership, and development, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor who proposed it to the King said. The two-day programme in partnership with the Daily Graphic is dubbed the “National Land Stakeholder Symposium” and also received the green light to be held […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has averred that his active participation and involvement in the annual Green Ghana Day is not for show but a true reflection of his appreciation of the significance of trees. He noted that he has an in-built affection towards trees due to their importance. “My participation in the Green Ghana Day is not for the cameras. I have some trees I have planted right behind this residence. I went to […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has served notice to persons who go anywhere near trees he has either personally planted or sanctioned to be wary as his trees are nothing to mess with. According to him, trees hold massive significance to him and thereby his resolve to plant and see to their growth to the benefit of the environment. Otumfuo affirms that getting in-depth knowledge and sensitization about the significance of trees would enable Ghanaians to better appreciate them and […]
Some builders on Tuesday found themselves on the wrong side of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II after their works affected one tree he had planted behind his official residence at Manhyia in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. His Majesty found one of his trees had been messed with by the builders who were undertaking a construction project around the Palace on a tour of the area. Recounting the incident, Otumfuo noted that getting in-depth knowledge and sensitization about the significance […]
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has credited the fatherly guidance and directions he receives from the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for his successful tenure. He notes that these invaluable yet free benefits he derives from His Majesty are what are doing the magic for him in his management of the lands and minerals sector. Expressing his ineffable appreciation to the King, he said his appointment by the President in 2021 […]
