Tag Archives: ASANTEHENE

Call Kenyasi No.1 chief to order for demolishing police station I built — Akua Donkor to Asantehene

The 2020 flagbearer for the Ghana Freedom Party, Madam Akua Donkor has appealed to Asantehene Otumfour Osei Tutu II to call the Chief of Kenyasi No1, Nana Osei Kofi to order for allegedly demolishing a police station she built for the residents of Mmim Kenyasi No1. According to the Ghana …

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Asantehene tasks MIIF to seek welfare of mining communities

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has advised managers of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) to ensure that their activities impact positively on the lives of the people, particularly those in mining communities. He said “people in those communities deserve better,” hence, revenue generated from mining resources must be …

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AUDIO: Angry Asantehene threatens to sanction chiefs who engage in ‘galamsey’

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has threatened to sanction chiefs within his jurisdiction who engage or assist in illegal mining activities in the country. Speaking at a Regional Consultative Dialogue on Small Scale Mining, Wednesday, the Asantehene noted that critical steps must be taken to rid the country of the …

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Asantehene worried over Lake Bosomtwe destruction

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has described as worrying the destruction of trees planted along Lake Bosomtwe. He directed that the perpetrator(s) should not be made to only replace the trees but cautioned to deter others from doing same. His outburst follows an exposé in March 2021 by TV3‘s Ibrahim …

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Asantehene storms Lake Bosomtwe after Akoma FM report

  The Overlord of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is set to make a historic visit to Lake Bosomtwe sources at the Manhyia Palace have told confirmed. His visit to Lake Bosomtwe is said to be the first for Osei Tutu II since he ascended the throne as the …

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Conduct assessment on cars that must ply our roads – Otumfuo

  Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has told the Ministry of Transport to immediately conduct a Transport Impact Assessment (TIA) to determine the number of vehicles that must be allowed and imported into Ghana. This exercise, he noted, should be done in collaboration with the Ministry of Roads and Highways to determine …

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Asantehene Otumfuo charges Lands Minister to deal with Galamsey

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has been tasked by Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to take a relook at illegal mining known as Galamsey and deal with it. He made the appeal when the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, paid a …

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Asantehene, Ga Mantse, Chief Imam and others to take coronavirus vaccine publicly

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his wife, the First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo and the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife the Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, will be the first Ghanaians to take the Covid-19 vaccine tomorrow, Monday, 1st March, ahead of the commencement of the vaccination programme on …

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Is Asantehene aware of galamsey operations degrading forest in the Ashanti region?

Illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, continues to be a scourge on our conscience as a nation with huge impact on the environment. A recent report filed by Erastus Asare Donkor of Luv FM, showed that, despite the many efforts and assurances by authorities to end galamsey, the activities of illegal miners is …

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Bagbin meets Asantehene

Alban Bagbin has officially introduced himself as the Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic, to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Credible sources at the Manhyia Palace said Speaker Bagbin was at the palace to seek Otumfuo’s blessings and support to help him succeed. According to them, …

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