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KNUST Unveils New Statue of Asantehene, Otumfour Osei Tutu II | Gajreport

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has unveiled a giant statue of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The gold-plated statue features the Asantehene, who serves as the school's Chancellor, dressed in a traditional Kente cloth and wearing what appears to be royal ornaments on his arms and wrists. It could be […]

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