Amoatia ofori panin biography of donald

Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin succeeded his brother Osagyefo Kuntukunu in who ruled for 23 years. Details of the eight-month programme outlined from May 31 to December 28, , was revealed by the committee leadership. Highlights of the activities include; an agenda one million tree planting exercise, one student one tree project in conjunction with the plantations development fund, durbar at the various divisions, family reunion, football gala, awards night, golf tournament, Okyeman food fair, non-denominational thanksgiving service, musical concerts among others.

Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube. The Brigades provide an avenue for the potential development of more environment-conscious people through the facilitation of training and the provision of jobs that are environment-friendly and commercially viable. The Brigades are linked with the District Assemblies local government system in campaign. This concept is an institutional first, as far as the environment issue in Ghana is concerned.

In , the Okyenhene proposed to establish an educational institution dedicated solely to the development of environmental science. This would be the first of its kind in Ghana and Africa; it would develop skills in the environment, agricultural, eco-management and eco-tourism. Bram Huijsman. The Board of the Wageningen sent a team to Ghana to visit the proposed site and have since collaborated in the establishment of the institution, as has Tuft University in Massachusetts, USA.

In the last quarter of , the Okyenhene will sign a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, to mark the start of a collaborative relationship between the two institutions in joint programming and research. The college is also set to offer one-year top up degree courses in Nursing and Public Health from Anglia Ruskin University, Essex, England, who also sent a team to visit the college in May of Okyenhene is a strong advocate for child welfare and development.

His Majesty has been out-spoken about child abuse and parental irresponsibility in the nation. He is also out-spoken about the poor state of facilities for child development. During his tour of Okyeman the issue formed a major part of his deliberations with the people. It is his intention to facilitate the development of child welfare projects across Okyeman.

Projects that are being developed include scholarships for students and teachers; library facilities; playgrounds and community centres. The top three students from primary through JSS are eligible for the awards. Osagyefuo encourages children to study hard and aim high.

Amoatia ofori panin biography of donald

He also motivates them to get into various areas of skills development. He also established the Mama Akoto Memorial Trust so named after his late mother , incorporated in and managed by a ten-member Board of Trustees, with focus on helping needy women and children in areas of education, health and other social needs. Okyenhene is a strong advocate for education for the youth.

In the period of his reign, he has, on many occasions, expressed concern about the low level of educational standards in Ghana. His policy is to create a support mechanism for the development of education in Okyeman. His first step toward this was his organization and hosting of the first-ever Congress of Old Abucodians that brought together old students of Abuakwa State College to support its development.

The objective was to establish the need for alumni to support their alma mater. Old Abuscodians recently cut the sod for the construction of a state of the art assembly has at Abuakwa State College to be named after the founder, Nana Ofori Atta I. Abuakwa State College is significant for two primary reasons: It was established by Okyeman the first educational establishment founded by a traditional ruler ; It has produced two kings of Akyem Abuakwa;.

Nana Amoatia Ofori Panin has offered a few proposals to develop education. They include the resuscitation of the Akyem Abuakwa Scholarship Scheme and the provision of facilities such as libraries, books and equipment for various communities. To this end, a Commission on Education has been established to develop, execute and manage these proposals.

Interest and support for projects are directed to the Commission through the Office of the Okyenhene. Okyenhene is a strong advocate for proper health care management. In his presentation at his coronation, he emphasised the importance of health issues. This was held to coincide with World Aids Day, December 1 st. The Week is used by the Okyenhene to highlight the need to protect society and children, the need to maintain moral responsibility to family as a way of protection and need to be compassionate to infected and affected persons.

The Okyenhene takes the opportunity to travel to various settlements in Okyeman educating men and women on the various opportunities for prevention. His Majesty tested for HIV publicly to encourage people to undergo voluntary testing. This organization has supported more than 31, disabled people in 37 countries — from Angola to Mexico with the provision of wheelchairs.

For example, he is an enthusiastic supporter of Emmanual OfosuYeboah, national hero to his fellow Ghanaians. Emmanuel was selected by an international panel of judges to represent Ghana as a torchbearer in the Olympic Torch Relay and the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. He was invited to the White House by President Bush for his exemplary role in the campaign.

He has also stressed the importance of agro-forestry schemes to ensure sustainable development and the contribution of appropriate technology to enhance rural development. Retinue The palace was electrified when the Dormaahene and his mother, the queen of the traditional area, Nana Akosua Fimah II, and the other chiefs descended from the top floor of the palace in a retinue to take their seats to wait for their august guest, who after some long minutes of anxious and restless waiting, finally landed with his left and right hand men of honour at the palace to a rousing and tumultuous welcome.

After a lengthy exchange of greetings, the meeting was started with prayers and the pouring of libation and later an introduction of the chiefs from the two traditional divides. Welcoming the Okyehene, Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu recalled the journey of the people of Dormaa from Akwamufie in the year , through Akyem, where they settled peacefully with their hosts, until they finally migrated to their present traditional area and noted that the hospitality accorded the Dormaa people by the Akyems, would forever be remembered.

For his part Osagyefo Amoatia urged the people to stand solidly behind the Dormaa Paramount Chief and continue with the love they had persistently shown to him in order to make his reign a successful one. He pointed out that riding in palanquins and the enjoyment of other luxuries by paramount chiefs did not make one a prominent traditional ruler but rather it is the tangible legacy that the chief would bequeath to posterity which determined the calibre of such a chief.