Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on Saturday glorified the climax of the 60th Fetu Festival and the Silver Jubilee of the Paramount Chief of the Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II. His Majesty was the Guest of Honour and did not disappoint. The festival took place at the Oguaa Jubilee Park in Central Region on September 7, 2024, under the theme: “Celebrating the City of Firsts; Our People, Our Future”. Present were Vice President […]
Indeed, it was not just Cape Coast, the ‘City of Firsts,’ that was captivated by the breathtaking and unmatched splendour of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s entry at the Oguaa Jubilee Park, where the 60th Oguaa Fetu Afahye and the Silver Jubilee celebration of Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, the Omanhene, were held. It mesmerized the entire world. The festival took place on Saturday, September 7, 2024, under the theme “Celebrating the City of Firsts; Our People, Our Future” and was […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has donated an amount of ¢500,000 for the establishment of an Oguaa Education Trust Fund in the Central Region. The Fund will be used to support the underprivileged in the town to fulfil their educational dreams. It comes after the Paramount Chief of Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II informed His Majesty about plans to establish an education fund to support education in his territory. At the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Fetu Afahye […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged traditional authorities under his authority to consciously build wealth around their stools to create a legacy for future generations. He counselled chiefs to set up bank accounts for their stools and divert stool’s portion of proceeds from the sale of lands and other ventures into it. The Occupant of the Golden Stool again pointed out that chiefs should not use their personal bank accounts to manage the stool’s financial resources. He said that […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has criticized chiefs for personalizing stool properties and housing them in their private residences instead of their Palaces. His Majesty while addressing the Asanteman Council on August 26, 2024, noted that stool properties including royal cloths, ornaments, footwear and cars belong to the stool and therefore not personal belongings which could be inherited by the family of any chief. According to him, they must be inherited by successive chiefs as […]
The Sabronum Traditional Area will in no time witness the enstoolment of a new chief to succeed Dasebre Oguakuro Osei Bediako II- who is now late- thanks to Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. It comes after the Asantehene facilitated the election of a candidate to ascend the stool during an Asanteman Council meeting on Monday, August 26, 2024. This followed the destoolment of three traditional authorities in Sabronum including the Gyaasehene, Nana Awua Gyau Atuomi for their involvement in illegal […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called for a fair distribution of the shops when the second phase of the Kejetia Redevelopment Project is completed. He noted that he will put his feet on the ground if the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) tries to sideline some of the registered traders- who were displaced to pave way for the project- just as the Assembly did in 2019 with the Phase one. He was speaking at […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has declared that chiefs in the Ashanti Region will be summoned to account for the activities of illegal mining in their communities from next year. He said this during the last meeting of the members of the Regional House of Chiefs in the year 2022 over which he chaired. According to the regional minister, Simon Osei Mensah, out of the 43 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), 25 are engaged in illegal mining. […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu has lobbied for developmental projects for residents of Kenyasi in the Ahafo region as Newmont Gold seeks to operationalise Newmont Ahafo North. Hoping that the Ahafo North develops just as the Ahafo South, the Asantehene advised the leadership of the African Region of the company to invest in developmental projects in the community. He noted that the Company will thrive only if each member of the community in which they seek to operate feel their […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will attend the 5th GCB Tournament Of Champions, a golf tournament that is organised by Royal Golf Club- of which the Asantehene is its Life patron. The competition crowns the Male and Female Golfers of the Year. During a courtesy call by a joint delegation from the Royal Golf Club and the Ghana Commercial Bank PLC on Friday, December 9, His Majesty communicated his intention to attend the event. This was after the delegation […]
