10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENSTOOLMENT OF THE KING OF ASHANTI,26 APRIL 2009

PYT High Commissioner was invited by the Palace of Ashanti Kingdom to the celebration of  the 10th Anniversary of the Enstoolment of King Osei Tutu II as the King of the Ashanti  Region from  25-26 April 2009. The celebration was held in the Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti region.Other Heads of Missions, to name the few, who attended the event were the High Commisioners of India, Australia,Canada,Britain,South Africa and Ambassadors from the USA,Algeria, Palestine, Italy, Zimbabwe, China, South Korea, Sierra Leone,Spain,Togo, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso.  
A Grand Durbar at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi was the climax of the celebration and it turned tobe a great cultural feast attended by thousands of local and foreign visitors as well as leaders from some African countries and other parts of the world. Visitors from Spain,South Africa,neighbouring countries like Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo came to witness the event at the stadium.
The former Prime Minister of Spain Jose maria Anzar, together with former Presidents: of Ghana J.J. Rawlings, Botswana Fetus Mogae; Sierra Leone Ahmed Tejan Kabbah; and Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo were accorded the highest Award by the Ashanti King in honour of their valuable contributions to their respective nations in transferring power to their elected successors peacefully and  smoothly. 
It was truly a colourful and memorable occassion for PYT High Commisioner who had travelled almost 7 hrs from Accra to Kumasi.