{"id":5048,"date":"2024-09-07T00:43:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T00:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=5048"},"modified":"2024-09-07T00:43:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T00:43:56","slug":"asantehenes-historic-visit-to-oguaa-a-grand-welcome-and-warm-reception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=5048","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Asantehene&#8217;s Historic Visit to Oguaa: A Grand Welcome and Warm Reception&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2024\/09\/28430919.295.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5049\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Asantehene,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=3271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Otumfuo Osei Tutu II<\/a>, is in Oguaa (Cape Coast) for a historic visit to the coastal traditional area.<br><br>This comes after the Asantehene accepted the invitation of the Oguaa Traditional Council to be the guest speaker at the Oguaa Fetu Afahye Grand Durbar scheduled for Saturday, September 7, 2024.<br><br>The festival, which typically takes place in the first week of September, is one of the most significant cultural events in Ghana\u2019s Central Region. This year\u2019s celebration marks the 60th anniversary of the festival.<br><br>Videos shared by the Royal Palace Multimedia showed the Asantehene and his entourage\u2019s journey to Oguaa \u2013 from the departure at Manhyia Palace to the reception at the Emintsimadze Palace on Thursday, September 6, 2024.<br><br>The Asantehene\u2019s departure from Kumasi, as usual, was grand. The king\u2019s convoy had more than 10 Land Cruisers plus other vehicles, which were led by at least three police motorcades.<br><br>Then came the Asantehene\u2019s arrival at Emintsimadze Palace. The king was received by a young girl with a beautiful bouquet.<br><br>The presentation of the bouquet was followed by a performance from a young member of the Asafo group, who perhaps stole the show at the Otumfuo\u2019s arrival.<br><br>The Asantehene himself was delighted as he watched the young boy display, with a red and white Asafo flag.<br><br>After the performance,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=3271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Otumfuo Osei Tutu II<\/a>\u00a0and his counterpart, the Oguaamanhene, Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II, with smiles beaming all over their faces, shook hands and engaged in a warm embrace.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Otumfuo&#039;s historic journey to Cape Coast for the Oguaa Fetu Festival marks a momentous occasion!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pijB0qL3fvY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GOOD NEWS\ud83d\ude4f <br><br>The King has safely arrived in Cape Coast and has been welcomed by the Oguamanhene, Osaberima Kwesi Atta at the Emintimadze Palace.  <br><br>Piawwwwwwwww!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H3nszYS09b\">pic.twitter.com\/H3nszYS09b<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Asante Nation (@Asante_nation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Asante_nation\/status\/1831642221646410214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Asantehene,\u00a0Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is in Oguaa (Cape Coast) for a historic visit to the coastal traditional area. 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