Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, says the days when tribal groups used guns to fight for wealth and expansion are gone forever.
He stated that “in these present times the pen has replaced gun as the weapon that people can use to improve their lives and communities and quality education is the only weapon to turn things around in the country.”
Addressing the Asante Professionals Club (APC) which paid a courtesy call on him at the Manhyia Palace over the weekend, the Otumfuo stated that “education is key to success.”
“In the olden days we fought with guns to overcome our challenges; those days now belong to history. Pens have now replaced guns in our battle for success,” he said, adding, “This means that we should give maximum attention and commitment to education so that we can overcome challenges like poverty, disease and ignorance.”
He mentioned that he has been an advocate for quality education over the past years and would continue to pursue it to bring total transformation to the country.
The Otumfuo stressed the need for education to be given premium attention at all times in order to help expedite the development of the nation.
According to him, any community or state which would invest heavily in its educational sector would produce quality human resource to expedite growth.
He tasked members of the APC to be creative and come out with innovations that would help expedite the development of Asanteman and Ghana in general.
“You are professionals so come out with ideas to improve the educational, health, roads and other sectors, and I will lead you to improve Asanteman and Ghana.”
The President of the APC, Vincent Frimpong Manu, said his group would build a school block valued at GH¢650,000 in one of the deprived schools in Asanteman.
“We are constructing the modern school block to honour Otumfuo’s 20th milestone on the Golden Stool,” he stated.
Mr. Manu indicated that APC also has plans to develop agriculture, education, health and all other aspects of Asanteman to improve the lives of the people.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr.,
Kumasi