His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, The Asantehene of Ashanti presided over the 2019 edition Otumfuo Teachers Awards held at Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Friday November 29th.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Charity Foundation (OOTCF) in partnership with British Council is running core skills training for 130 teachers as part of activiting of the 6th Otumfuo Teachers Awards. pic.twitter.com/VihBgVtFvj

— Manhyia Palace (@ManhyiaPalace) November 29, 2019

Over 130 teachers honoured were chosen from very deprived areas across the country undertook a training sponsored by the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Charity Foundation (OOTCF) in partnership with British Council. The skills they required aimed at equipping them with skills and knowledge to promote effective teaching and learning in their respective schools.

During the ceremony, His Majesty urged the central government to allocate more funding into the education sector and improve the lives of their educators.

Also attending the awards was HM Queen Naa Tsotsoo Soyoo of the Ga people

Over the weekend His Majesty joined the people of Nsuta for the final funeral rites of the late Nana Agyei Bonsafo II, Nsutahene.

On December 2nd, He presided in his capacity of Chancellor of KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY(KNUST), its 2019 Founders’ Day Special Congregation Ceremony where he reiterated his call for additional accommodation facilities for students. 

You can get his speech here