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  • Asantehene gifts GHS 500k to support Ga Education Fund

    Asantehene gifts GHS 500k to support Ga Education Fund

    Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has donated GH₵500,000 to the Ga Education Fund.

    He made this announcement during a grand durbar organised in his honour by the Ga State, led by the Ga Mantse, Nii Teiko Tsuru II.

    “I want to donate an amount of GH₵500,000 to the Ga Education Fund to help in the education of less-privileged Ga children,” the Asantehene’s interpreter said.

    The Asantehene expressed his gratitude for the Ga State’s warm hospitality and emphasised the importance of unity among Ghanaians.

    He called for a united front between the Ga and Ashanti people, as well as cooperation among all chiefs.

    “The people of Ga and Ashanti must unite to develop our peoples. All Ga chiefs must unite behind Nii Teiko Tsuru II. Unity and development must be our focus in the interest of our children,” he emphasised.

    Otumfuo Osei Tutu II argued that modern chieftaincy should prioritise development over territorial disputes. “The current fight should be for development to benefit future generations,” he said.

    Acknowledging the support he received from Nii Teiko Tsuru II during his 25th anniversary celebration, the Asantehene said, “I appreciate your presence during my 25th anniversary celebration.

    You showed love. This is a reciprocal gesture.”

    The Asantehene called upon all Ga chiefs to support Nii Teiko Tsuru II’s development initiatives for the region and pledged his ongoing support for the Ga Mantse.

  • First in history! Otumfuo to visit to Ga State on July 9

    First in history! Otumfuo to visit to Ga State on July 9

    The office of the Ga Mantse has announced a historic visit by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, scheduled for Sunday, June 9, 2024.

    This visit marks the first time an Asante monarch will officially visit the Ga state, signifying a strengthening of ties between the Ga and Asante peoples.

    During a press briefing at the Ga Mantse’s Palace on Thursday, June 6, Nii Boi Abbey, head of the planning committee for the visit, outlined the plans for the event.

    He revealed that the highlight of the day would be a grand durbar hosted by Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Ga Mantse, at the palace’s forecourt in Kaneshie, Accra, starting at 11 am.

    This visit comes in the wake of the Ga Mantse’s participation in the 25th-anniversary celebrations of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

    It aims to reinvigorate the longstanding friendship and cooperation between the Ga and Asante communities, which have a rich history of exchange in governance, cultural practices, and traditions.

    Nii Abbey emphasised the significance of this event in celebrating and renewing the cultural and historical ties that bind the Ashantis and the Gas.

    “The Office of the Ga Mantse, therefore, invites all to witness this great moment in Ghanaian traditional history at the forecourt of the Ga Mantse’s Palace in Kaneshie, Accra, at 11 am on Sunday, June 9,” he announced.