The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has revealed that lands on which the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) sits were recieved by barter trade means.
"...When I was at KNUST, where those lands have been bequeathed to the university, demarcated by my predecessor, who then was a surveyor before he became the Asantehene, and that was a barter trade between Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah and the school for us," he revealed.
The king, therefore, expressed concern over subsequent legal claims to portions of the university's land criticising attempts by some individuals and families to assert ownership of extensive tracts of land.
"Concerning the nature of allodial title, stool lands and customary interests continue to generate significant agitations, uncertainty and sometimes litigation," he noted.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II spoke at the Supreme Court's 150th Anniversary Celebrations and Lecture Series in Kumasi on Thursday, July 16, 2026.
Source: Kwabena Danso-Dapaah
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