GIMPA Confers Africa Peace and Leadership Award on Asantehene
The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has conferred the prestigious Africa Peace and Leadership Award on the Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
The award presented on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, was in recognition of his transformative contributions to conflict resolution, education, and community development across Ghana.
Presenting the award, GIMPA highlighted the Asantehene’s pivotal role in resolving the protracted Dagbon chieftaincy crisis, which had divided the Abudu and Andani royal gates for decades.
Serving as Chairman of the Committee of Eminent Chiefs alongside the Nayiri and the Yagbonwura, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II steered a complex mediation process through numerous setbacks, culminating in the historic enskinment of a new Ya-Na in January 2019—an achievement widely commended by the United Nations, successive Ghanaian governments, and the people of Dagbon.
“His Majesty’s contribution reminds us that peace requires patience, trust, and the resolve to keep people at the table,” the institution said, noting that his example demonstrates how traditional authority can serve as a cornerstone for national stability and progress.
Beyond peacebuilding, GIMPA lauded the Asantehene’s decades-long commitment to widening access to education. Just months after ascending the Golden Stool in August 1999, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II established the Otumfuo Education Fund.
By 2019, the initiative had provided scholarships and financial aid to more than 300,000 students while delivering infrastructure support to approximately 780 schools nationwide.
The institute also recognized the broader humanitarian work carried out through the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation, which spearheads interventions in healthcare, maternal and child health, clean water, sanitation, and the preservation of cultural heritage.
“Leadership is measured by the peace it helps to secure, the opportunities it creates, and the lives it improves,” GIMPA stated in conferring the honour, underscoring the Asantehene’s enduring vision of leadership anchored in the wellbeing of communities.
Receiving the honour on behalf of the Asantehene, Nana Prof Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Otumfuo Hiahene explained that circumstance beyond control had restrained him from joining the event as originally planned.
“He eagerly looked forward to being here but unforeseen circumstances prevented him from coming.”
On behalf of His Majesty, accepted the award with “great humility” and “renewed commitment” to enhance impact on the lives of people.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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