Otumfuo In London: Asantehene Wines And Dines With Former President Kufuor & Papa Owusu Ankomah

Otumfuo In London: Asantehene Wines And Dines With Former President Kufuor & Papa Owusu Ankomah

  • Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is still in the UK, pending an upcoming lecture he'll deliver at the British Museum
  • Unlike previous years, Otumfuo marked this year's Awukudae Festival with some dignitaries in London
  • Netizens who saw the post were delighted and took to the comment section to express their views

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II celebrated the Awukudae Festival in an amazing way on July 17, 2024.

Despite being in London, the Asantehene celebrated the occasion in grand style, enjoying every bit of it.

Otumfuo in London: Asantehene wines and dines with Former President Kufuor, Papa Owusu Ankomah
Otumfuo and former President Kufuor wine and dine in London. Image source: Opemsuo Radio
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The day started with a traditional drumming and dance session at his UK residence and climaxed with a special dinner with some Ghanaian dignitaries.

According to an X post made by @Asante_Nation, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was hosted to a private dinner at The Athenaeum in London.

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He was joined by former President JohnAgyekum Kufuor and Ghana's high commissioner to the UK, H.E Papa Owusu Ankomah.

See the post below:

Netizens react to Otumfuo and Kufuor's dinner

Netizens who thronged the comment section expressed mixed reactions to the video of the Asantehene and former President Kufuor having a private dinner.

@dennis_ew wrote:

"Nbs Free Masons dinner."

@pharders wrote:

"Obi nyaa saa bia anka ob3y3 bi."

@GhKophi wrote:

"As an ashante man I am very excited about this. My king makes me proud!!"

@asuo6565 wrote:

"Ɛnfa wasentesɛm nni agorɔ koraa. Piawwwɔɔ."

@AdjAdjei wrote:

"Piawwww."

@AkwasiPaul5 wrote:

"Piawww."

@DouglasAfoakwa wrote:

"Piawwwwww."

Otumfuo flaunts his brand new Hongqi H9 worth GH¢701K in video, peeps drools

In an earlier publication, YEN.com.gh reported that Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, displayed his brand new Hongqi H9 vehicle, which is the latest among his fleet of cars.

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The luxury saloon car, worth GH¢701,000, became the talk of the town after the Asantehene unveiled it. Reports indicated that the Asantehene used the car to journey from Manhyia Palace to the airport, where he boarded a plane for his UK trip.

Netizens who saw the video were delighted and took to the comment section to express their views.

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh