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Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed concern about the envisaged future of the country’s cocoa sector and has called for concrete steps in dealing with challenges confronting the sector head-on. In 2021, data shows that the contribution of cocoa to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was GHS3.1 billion. Meanwhile, statistics show that the country’s cocoa bean and products export value declined in 2022 to US$2.3 billion, a 19 per cent decrease from the preceding year. “Galamsey is affecting most […]
The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has observed a dwindling number of cocoa farmers in the country as a result of the disinterest in the upcoming generation. He recognizes that the youth are obsessed with the aspiration of laying hold of white-collar jobs instead of venturing into farming. This, His Majesty notes, is just one of the many challenges threatening the survival of the country’s cocoa sector and calls for concerted efforts to resolve them all. […]
The Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has charged the newly inaugurated Governing Council of the institution to refine students into entrepreneurs and not just certificate holders. The wish of the Monarch of the Asante Kingdom is to see products of the school endowed and strengthened with capabilities, skills and knowledge that will assist them in establishing themselves in the business world after school. He made emphasis on the growing youth […]
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Central Command, Brigadier General Charles Agyemang Prempeh has conveyed his heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II as he exits the post. While accompanying the Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Major General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona to the Manhyia Palace on March 19, 2024, the outgoing officer informed His Majesty about his departure. His successor is expected to take over effective […]
The Commander of the Kumasi Military Hospital known as Afari Hospital, Brigadier General RL Mensah has sought the intervention of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu in the prompt completion and operationalization of the health facility. The 500-bed military hospital at Afari in the Atwima Nwabiagye District of the Ashanti Region which would be the country’s second military hospital after the 37 Military Hospital remains inoperative. Giving an update about the hospital to the King, Brig. Gen. Mensah who recently took over […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has vouched for the moral principles of the personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in upholding and respecting the democratic values of the country. This was during a courtesy call by the Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Major General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona and staff officers from Army Headquarters and Central Command Headquarters on March 19, 2024 His Majesty in his speech alluded to […]
The Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Major General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona has made his first official visit to Manhyia Palace a memorable one. He undertook a familiarization visit to the Palace on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, together with staff officers from Army Headquarters and Central Command Headquarters, during which Major General Onwona apprised Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II about his appointment. In the quest to make his visit an unforgettable one, Major General Onwona […]
The new Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Major General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona has made an official introduction of himself to the Manhyia Palace following his appointment in February 2024. Together with staff officers from Army Headquarters and Central Command Headquarters, Major General Onwona called on the King of the Asante Kingdom on March 19, 2024. His visit to the Palace was part of his familiarisation tour across the country. Aside from introducing himself, he sought […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called for the prioritization of economic roads in the construction of road infrastructure across the country. During a courtesy call by the Minister for Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso Boakye, His Majesty underscored the significance of road infrastructure to businesses and the development of all sectors of the economy and directed that economic roads be prioritised in the face of limited resources. He said roads linking mine sites, farms and other economically essential production […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has encouraged the Ministry of Roads and Highways, to put in place measures to deal with the issues of non-payment of road contractors. The King characterized the habit which has seen numerous projects being abandoned across the country as “bad” and discouraging. He asserted that contractors do not need full payment to go back to the site as he suggested payment in instalments. “Contractors always cry about non-payment. If the […]
