UCC honours Asantehene with Doctor of Laws
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been honoured with a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, at a special congregation at the University of Cape Coast (UCC).
The award is in recognition for his distinguished statesmanship, contribution to education in Ghana, as a purveyor of traditional jurisprudence, advocate of rule of law, promoter of peace and stability, visionary and generational thinker, entrepreneur, guardian of culture and role model.
Aside that, the University Of Cape Coast (UCC) explained the honour conferred on the Asantehene was also in recognition of his meritorious and distinguished service to Ghana.
The ceremony was on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at the New Examination Centre (NEC) of the university in Central Region.
Present at the event were eminent Asante traditional authorities, the Oguaamanhen, Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II, the Queen, Nana Ekua Abookye VI, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, Francis Asenso Boakye, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Sir Sam Jonah, the Chancellor of the UCC, Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong, the Vice Chancellor of UCC, Prof Rita Akosua Dickson, the Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Manish Gupta and others.
