A section of the Diplomatic Corps in Ghana has joined well-wishers to extol the Overlord of the Ashantis, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for his meritorious role in the development of Ghana since he assumed the Golden Stool 22 years ago.
The well-wishers included the Vice President of the Ghana, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, all took time of their busy schedules to celebrate the Golden Stool occupant.
A tweet sent by the official twitter handle of the Vice President read: “Happy 22nd Anniversary to Otumfuo Osei Tutu on your ascension the Golden Stool. You have been such a phenomenal leader! We appreciate your inspiration and coaching. May the coming days of your reign be even more fulfilling. We wish you best. Piaw Kotohene!”
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The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and his wife, Lady Julia, took the COVID 19 vaccine publicly on Tuesday at the Manhyia Palace to bolster public confidence and encourage all to participate in the inoculation exercise.
The Asantehene did not make any statement after the exercise but was heard telling the nurse, Lydia Owusu Ansah, a public health nurse at the regional health directorate: have you finished. But this is not painful at all, he said.
His jab was to officially commence the inoculation exercise in the Ashanti Region where 150,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines are to be given out.
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Chiefs and opinion leaders at Agona Nyakrom in the Central Region have appealed to the government to facilitate the opening of the Nyakrom satellite campus of the University of Cape Coast, a facility that has been abandoned for many years despite its completion.
The delay in the opening of the facility according to the chiefs has stalled development and economic progress in the town and its adjoining communities, a situation they believe needed urgent attention.
The newly enstooled Nifahene of Agona Nyakrom Traditional Area, Nana Otwasa Ostin II, also known in private life as Wofa Yaw Quinoo made the appeal on behalf of the traditional leaders at a coronation ceremony to official outdoor him as the Nifahene of the Nyakrom Traditional Area.
‘No trade bullying under AfCFTA’ - Nigeria warned
Former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Carlos Ahenkorah has criticised Nigeria’s “bullying attitude” that led to the closure of its land borders from August last year to December this year, and has indicated that such incidents will not be condoned under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) regime.
Mr. Ahenkorah empathised with Nigeria over its concern to safeguard its market and people but disagreed with the option to close its borders to trade.
“I still challenge the rationale for Nigeria to close its borders,” he stated on a live interactive programme, adding that, “they see themselves as big brothers of West Africa and can decide to do what they want to do.”