Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, others to receive Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin

President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will be presented with the Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin.

Following the launch of the Otumfuo Gold Coin on December 12, 2021 to recognise Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for his tremendous role in peacebuilding and national development, the organisers of the event, E ON 3 Group, have embarked on special presentations of the Gold Coin to selected personalities.

KGL Group acquired the first of the 24- karat Commemorative Gold Coin for GH¢1million.

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, others to receive Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin
Otumfuo Osei Osei Tutu II, in whose honour the gold coin was launched, has also been presented with the second gold coin.

Top on the list is President Akufo-Addo who will be receiving the 3rd coin. The Vice President is billed to receive the 4th gold coin.

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah and former President John Agyekum Kufuor will be presented with the 5th, 6th and 7th gold coins respectively.

Former President John Mahama and Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare are scheduled to receive the 8th and 9th gold coins.

The 10th gold coin goes to Dr Ernest Addision, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana.

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, others to receive Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, will be presented with the 11th gold coin while Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, will be receiving the 12th gold coin.

Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, President of the National House of Chiefs, will be presented with the 13th gold coin; Rev. Dr. Ernest Adu-Gyamfi will be receiving the 14th gold coin; Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital, Sir Sam Jonah will be presented with the 15th gold coin.

Also, the National Chief Imam Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu is scheduled to receive the 16th gold coin. Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor will be presented the 17th gold coin and Rev. Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh, Director – General of Securities and Exchange Commission is slated to receive the 18th gold coin.

Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, will be presented with the 19th gold coin.

The Chief of the Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Seth Amoama, is set to receive the 20th gold coin. The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare will receive the 21st gold coin, while Mr Frank Adu, former Managing Director of Cal Bank receives the 22nd gold coin.

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, others to receive Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin
Also, to receive the gold coin at a special event is the Ya Na Abukari II. Other Kingdoms and personalities in Africa, as well as other parts of the world, will also be presented with the gold coin at later dates.

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, others to receive Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin
Key among Otumfuo’s achievements is the Dagbon Peace Initiative where he led the Committee of Eminent Chiefs to broker peace between the two feuding royal gates after many years of a biting chieftaincy dispute.

His Royal Majesty is also celebrated for calming tension in the buildup to the 2012 General Elections when he got the presidential candidates for the contesting political parties to meet in Kumasi to commit to peace by signing on to the famous Kumasi Declaration.

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, others to receive Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin
Otumfuo is also credited for stepping in to amicably resolve the conflict between Techiman and four towns that owe allegiance to the Golden Stool.

When the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) was plunged into crisis in October 2018, Otumfuo was at hand to douse the flames and restore normalcy to the institution.

Within Asanteman, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has ensured that all chieftaincy disputes that disturbed the progress of Asanteman were settled peacefully.

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, others to receive Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin
In recognition of his immense accomplishments in peacebuilding, the President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly invited him to address the UN General Assembly High-Level Forum on Culture of Peace during the 25th anniversary of the Adoption of the Declaration and Programme of Action on Culture of Peace on September 12, 2019.

Access Bank is the official banking partner of the Gold Coins, Gold Coast Refinery is the official minting company for the Commemorative Gold Coins, Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) is keeping custody of the Gold Coins, while Coronation Insurance is the official insurance company.

Source: Mynewsghana