[ 2012-04-26 ]

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

Otumfuo declares war on encroachers
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has indicated
his readiness to stop the encroachment of lands
belonging to schools in the Ashanti region,
particularly in Kumasi, the regional capital.

Encroachment of lands belonging to schools in
Kumasi has become a major source of worry to
school heads and management for some time now and
efforts made by stakeholders to stop the
despicable development have proved futile.

Intrusion by mechanics and other developers whose
activities disturb effective academic studies has
negatively affected many schools, particularly
Senior High Schools (SHS) in the metropolis.

The Asantehene said he could no longer remain
indifferent for lands belonging to schools to be
completely taken over by encroachers.

The King of the Ashanti Kingdom called for the
immediate demolition of all unauthorized
structures on the land of the Kumasi Girls’ SHS
located at Abrepo in the Bantama constituency.

Previously the school had large tract of land, but
now it has little space for future development due
to massive encroachment.

In spite of the efforts by the management to fence
the school, the encroachers are developing various
structures on the school’s property.

Operators are developing massive stalls at the
main entrance of the school, which when completed,
will disturb academic activities and pose a threat
to internal security.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II also cautioned chiefs, who
sell such lands to developers to stop the
practice.

He made these admonitions when the headmistress of
the school led a delegation to pay homage at the
Manhyia palace on Friday and also inform the
supreme leader of the school’s upcoming 50th
anniversary.

Madam Mary Krah, the headmistress, who led the
delegation, used the opportunity to invite the
Asantehene to attend the event in March next
year.

Announcing that the year-long commemoration would
be launched on May 18, the headmistress praised
Asantehene for sanctioning the immediate
demolition of all illegal structures on the school
land.

She expressed the hope that with the intervention
of the Asantehene, the problem would be a thing of
the past.

The Asantehene also promised to grace the occasion
and reiterated that future developments should be
brought to his notice for the required action to
be taken.

Source - Daily Guide

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