"Please Let’s Stay Here And Work"- Asantehene Pleads With Ghanaian Graduates

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged Ghanaian professionals and graduates to stay in the country and contribute to its development. He expressed concern over the growing trend of health and educational professionals leaving Ghana for better opportunities in Western countries, describing it as a modern form of colonization that should be discouraged. Despite acknowledging the challenges faced by the country, the Asantehene believes that unity and collective action among Ghanaians with diverse expertise can help shape the nation's future.

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Otumfuo added that he believes the country can be shaped to what it aims for if all Ghanaians with their various expertise unite to build Ghana. “Our country is faced with enormous challenges that demand our immediate attention and collective action. From the economy to climate change and the exodus of our professionals in the health and the education sector. We must wholeheartedly be able to unite to ensure sustainable solutions for the betterment of our nation.

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Speaking at the 57th Congregation at KNUST, the Asantehene emphasized the need for immediate attention and sustainable solutions to address issues such as brain drain, which he identified as one of the current challenges confronting Ghana. He also highlighted the lack of appreciation and dignity given to professionals who migrate overseas, contrasting it with the respect and recognition accorded to them in Ghana.

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 “With all due respect, on this topic, I have lived abroad before where we worked in restaurants and all those places, even though we have gone through tertiary educations and have good qualifications, so to be honest, people here are better than them. Here, we accord you all the respect and dignity needed as a lecturer, as a doctor, a professor, as everything” Otumfuo Osei Tutu explained.

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