Ghanaians Celebrate Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II As He Marks 70 Today

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Ghanaians have celebrated Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II as he turns a year old.

Today, Wednesday, May 6, 2020, marks the 70th birthday Otumfuo and he has received a lot of birthday wishes from Ghanaians.

The likes of former President Jerry John Rawlings and his wife Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, President Akufo-Addo, former President John Dramani Mahama, his daughter and others have taken to their social media pages to wish him well. 

President Akufo Addo posted a photo and wrote;

Happy 70th Birthday Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

Otumfuo’s daughter Ohemaa shared photos and captioned it;

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Happy Birthday My Son, My Sugar Daddy. All I ask for from God Is Wisdom , Spirit of Wisdom to differentiate Truth From Lies , Good from Evil , Kind From Mean and above All Live In Health for the Many years God Himself Has For you on Earth …

In a Facebook post, Mr Mahama described the Asantehene’s achievement as “nothing short of inspirational.”

“Your sterling leadership has been above reproach and you have gone beyond being a symbol of tradition.”

He wrote.

Former President Rawlings and his wife said;

For the past 21 years that you have been on the throne as Asantehene you have endeared yourself not only to the Ashanti Kingdom but also to the entire country with your wisdom, leadership and calm demeanour.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II became the occupant of the Golden Stool in 1999 following the demise of Otumfuo Opoku Ware II.