Date of publication: April 24, 2023, 5:07 p.m.
The King of Ghana pays a visit to St. Peter's University.
Monday, the Saint Peter's University community rolled out the royal red carpet for an unprecedented visitor: a monarch.
His Majesty Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, monarch of Akyem Abuakwa in Ghana, addressed students, faculty, and guests at the MacMahon Center in Jersey City before exchanging gifts with university president Eugene J. Cornacchia.
Cornacchia presented the monarch with a commemorative campus painting commissioned for the university's sesquicentennial and a Saint Peter's golf shirt. The king presented a traditional mask to the school president.
On October 4, 1999, Osagyefuo Nana Amoatia Ofori Panin was enthroned following the death of his predecessor and sibling, Nana Kuntunkununku II. He is the thirty-fourth monarch to ascend the Ofori Panin Stool. He attended Akwatia Cast gSchool, Abuakwa State College for his secondary education, and College of Further Studies, Oxford for his sixth form.
On October 4, 1999, Osagyefuo Nana Amoatia Ofori Panin was enthroned following the death of his predecessor and sibling, Nana Kuntunkununku II. He is the thirty-fourth monarch to ascend the Ofori Panin Stool. He attended Akwatia Cast Primary School, Abuakwa State College for secondary education, and College of Further Studies, Oxford for sixth form.
In addition, he studied political science and public administration at Connecticut's Hartford University.
Akyem Abuakwa is a region on the Guinea Bay in southern Ghana, the continent's second-most populous nation.
Nana Amoatia Ofori Panin, upon ascending the throne, promised genuine economic development, commercial expansion, and the general progress and welfare of his people.
The king spoke on Monday about his environmental efforts and conservation campaign, which has raised awareness of environmental issues and led to the creation of the Okyeman Environment Foundation to manage environmental concerns.
He has been an ardent advocate for education, healthcare, and child welfare, demonstrating a deep commitment to these causes. Osagyefuo has established initiatives throughout Okyeman, including student and teacher scholarships, library facilities, playgrounds, and community centers.
The Okyeman HIV/AIDS Education Week was created to coincide with World AIDS Day. In addition, the Ghana Society for the Blind established The Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin Fund for the Blind on his initiative. Throughout its existence, the Fund has raised substantial funds to assist the blind in the community.