Osei Tutu II is the 16th Asantehene,enstooled on 26 April 1999. By name,Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is in direct succession to the 17th-century founder of the Ashanti Empire,Otumfuo Osei Tutu I. He is also the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is the Grand Patron of the Grand Lodge of Ghana and the Sword Bearer of the United Grand Lodge of England.
The Ashanti Region is located in the southern part of Ghana and is the third largest of 16 administrative regions,occupying a total land surface of 24,389 km2 (9,417 sq mi) and making up 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the most populated region in Ghana,with a population of 5,440,463 according to the 2021 census,accounting for around one-fifth of Ghana's total population. The Ashanti Region is known for its gold bar and cocoa production. The largest city and capital of Ashanti is Kumasi.
Prempeh College is a public secondary boarding school for boys located in Kumasi,the capital city of the Ashanti Region,Ghana. The school was founded in 1949 by the Asanteman traditional authority,the British Colonial Government,the Methodist Church Ghana and the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. The school is named after the King of Ashanti (Asantehene),Sir Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II,who donated the land on which the school was built,and was modeled on Eton College in England.
Kwame Addo-Kufuor is a Ghanaian politician and physician. Addo-Kufuor was a member of parliament for Manhyia,and from 2001 to 2007,he was the Minister for Defence under President John Kufuor,his brother. Between June 2008 and 2009,he was the Minister for Interior.
Otumfuo Opoku Ware II was the 15th Asantehene. He succeeded his uncle Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II on 27 July 1970. He ruled for 29 years until his death in February 1999. He was succeeded by Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II.
Mahamudu Bawumia is a Ghanaian economist and former central banker who serves as the 5th Vice President of Ghana in the 4th Ghanaian Republic. He assumed office on 7th January 2017 as Vice President of Ghana.
The Manhyia Palace is the seat of the Asantehene,as well as his official residence. It is located at Kumasi,the capital of the Ashanti Region. The first palace is now a museum. Otumfuor Opoku Ware II built the new palace,which is close to the old one and is used by the current Asantehene,Otumfuor Osei Tutu II.
Freda Akosua Oheneafrewo Prempeh is a Ghanaian politician,and Member of Parliament in the Seventh Parliament and Eighth Parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana representing Tano North Constituency in the Ahafo Region,Ghana. She was the Minister of State,for the Ministry of works and housing,Ghana and previously served as the Deputy Gender Minister and also Assembly member –"Assembly Woman" from 2002 to 2010 for the Lakoo Electoral Area of the La-Dadekotopo Constituency in the Greater Accra Region.
Anthony Akoto Osei was a Ghanaian banker and politician. Osei was in the cabinet of President John Agyekum Kufuor first as Minister of State for Finance and Economic Planning and then Acting Minister of Finance. He was a member of Parliament for the electoral district of Old Tafo in the Ashanti region.
Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko (1956) is a Ghanaian economist,politician and a former banker. He was the vice president of the Bank of New York. He was the former Minister for Energy in Ghana.
Owusu Afriyie Akoto is a Ghanaian agricultural economist and politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and was a Member of Parliament for the Kwadaso Constituency from 2009 to 2017. He was the cabinet minister in the Nana Akufo-Addo administration and served as Minister of Food and Agriculture of Ghana. He resigned on 10 January 2023 to focus on his presidential ambition. He holds MSc and PHD Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Cambridge,England.
Tina Gifty Naa Ayele Mensah is a Ghanaian politician and the member of parliament for Weija-Gbawe constituency. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party and was appointed into office as deputy Health Minister by Nana Addo on 15 March 2017.
Kennedy Kwasi Kankam is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Nhyiaeso Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He is currently the municipal chief executive for Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly.
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana,representing the Bosomtwe Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He is noted for his unannounced teaching visits to schools,although he is not in active teaching service. On 5 March 2021,Adutwum was appointed by President Nana Akufo-Addo as the Minister of Education in Ghana.
The Government of Ghana initially responded to the virus through a nationwide disinfection and fumigation exercise which began in April 2020. In order to curb the spread of the virus,the government enforced lockdowns,aggressive contact tracing,public bans and social measures such as encouraging the wearing of face masks. By April,it began the gradual reopening of the country;lifting all lockdowns while maintaining protocols such as social distancing. Throughout the pandemic,the government partnered with the private sector in order to roll out economic reliefs and recovery programs as a result of the impact of the pandemic on Ghana's economy. There was also an expansion of medical facilities and the improvement of testing logistics.
Vincent Ekow Assafuah is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He was the Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Ministry of Education. He is the member of Parliament for the Old-Tafo Constituency in the Ashanti Region.
John Ampontuah Kumah was a Ghanaian politician,businessman,preacher and a lawyer. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) until elected as the Member of parliament for the Ejisu constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general election on the ticket New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Stephen Amoah is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is the member of parliament for the Nhyiaeso Constituency. He is currently a board member of GCB Bank.
Osei Assibey Antwi is a Ghanaian administrator and politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is currently the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) doubling as the Mayor of Kumasi.
Akwasi Konadu is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is the member of parliament for the Manhyia North Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He is currently the Director at the Ghana Water Company Limited.
