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General News of Sunday, May 5th, 2019
Source: starrfm.com.gh
2019-05-05
The statue sparked controversy in Kumasi
The Brazilian construction company that has redeveloped the Kejetia truck terminal and also built a statue in honor of Otumfuo says it can not be held responsible for the turn of the day. 39; image.
Residents of Kumasi are angry at the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and Suame Municipality General Manager Dr. Bobie Ansah for overseeing their poor work on the statue built in the monarch's honor Asante.
Speaking to Abusua FM, the project consultant said that they could not be held responsible for filming the sculpture because the palace was involved at every stage of the process.
"From the beginning of the project, we received the green light from Manhyia before awarding the contract to KNUST's sculpture department. Manhyia was involved in every step until its completion. Let me tell you that we could not have unveiled the statue if Manhyia was not satisfied with the work, "he said.
He added: "The statue of Otumfuo may seem distorted to you, but if you stand near it, you might think that it is not it, but if you stand far, you will realize that it is Otumfuo ".
In the meantime, the spelling error on the carving has been corrected.
The latter, struggling with mistakes, said: "This plaque was unveiled by the President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo, on May 2, 2019 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the" closure "of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
He now reads this "plaque was unveiled by the President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo, on May 2, 2019 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the burial of Asantehene, Otumfio Osei II".
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