Asanteman Mourns: KNUST Joins Chancellor to Mourn Asantehemaa

The Management and Governing Board of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have joined their Chancellor, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to mourn the late Queen of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Konadu Yiadom III.

A delegation led by the Chairman of the Governing Council, Akyamfour Asafo Boakye Agyemang-Bonsu and the Vice Chancellor, Prof Rita Akosua Dickson, offered condolences to the Asantehene.

The group also made some donations to the Palace.

This was when the Asantehene sat in state to receive sympathisers on August 14, 2025, following the official announcement of the Queen’s passing earlier this week.

The solemn moment drew together royals, traditional authorities, groups, corporate institutions, individuals, as well as past and present government officials to mourn.

Among them were Dr Kwaku Oteng, businessman; Dr Kwame Addo Kufuor, former Minister for Defence; Hon Simon Osei Mensah, former Ashanti Regional Minister; Justice Mariam Agyeman Gyasi Jawhary, Court of Appeal Judge; as well as management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

Also present were officials from the Manhyia Police Division, The Saviour Church Ghana, Manhyia Prisons, Ashanti Regional Health Directorate, Royal Golf Club, St Cyprians Cathedral, Market Traders, Totoe Legal Service, Opemsuo Radio, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation (OOTIIF), Asantehene Land Secretariat, and Dr M.Y. Caesar, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of M.Y. Caesar Company Limited.

The One-week observation for the Queen is scheduled for August 21, 2025.

Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/