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British High Commissioner in Ghana calls on Asantehene
Kumasi, Jan 22, Ghanadot/GNA – Otumfuo
Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has praised the British government
for the budgetary support that it had been giving Ghana for
a number of years to enable the government strengthen her
economy.
He said this had encouraged Ghanaians to pursue democracy by
improving its human rights record as well as allowing people
to express themselves freely and reduce poverty.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu said this when Mr Nicholas Westcott,
British High Commissioner in Ghana, paid a courtesy call on
him at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.
He said Ghanaians and Africans in general were expecting the
Electoral Commission (EC) to conduct credible elections in
December and appealed to the government to ensure that the
EC was allowed to conduct transparent and credible elections
so that the country would continue to enjoy peace.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu said traditional rulers were concerned
about the welfare of their people and that was why they
always advocated peace and unity among their subjects.
“While politicians come for only a four-year term and leave
the scene, chiefs are always with their people.”
The Asantehene said he was interested in settling the
numerous chieftaincy disputes out of court so that his
people would live in unity.
Mr Westcott delivered a message from Queen Elizabeth II to
the Asantehene and said he was hopeful that the relations
between Manhyia and the Buckingham Palace would grow from
strength to strength.
He said he had a lot to learn in Ghana during his duty tour
and gave the assurance that he would continue to work hard
to strengthen the relationship between the two countries and
contribute to the growth of the economy.
Mr Westcott was accompanied to the Manhyia Palace by Mr Gary
Ncholls, Second Secretary, Political, Press and Public
Affairs Officer at the British High Commission, who has
ended his duty tour in Ghana.
On behalf of Asantehene, Oheneba Adusei Poku, Akyempimhene,
presented Mr Ncholls with a tie-pin depicting Otumfuo’s
crown.
GNA
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