A 44-year-old Western Regional Lands Officer has been enstooled as the Ntotoyɛhene (Chief of Staff) of the New Juaben Traditional Area in the Eastern Region.
His installation elevates him to the status of a divisional chief after serving for three years as the Developmental Chief of Akwadum, a town within the New Juaben municipality.
He succeeds Nana Dr Ofosu Achiaw Brempong of blessed memory.
Known in private life as Eugene Asante Boateng, the chief, who now bears the stool name Nana Asante Boateng I, brings vast experience in lands administration and surveying.
He is expected to support the Paramount Chief in addressing longstanding issues relating to Stool Lands within the New Juaben Traditional Area.
He began his education at Koforidua Presbyterian Junior Secondary School, where he obtained his BECE.
He later attended Ghana Secondary School in Koforidua for his SSCE before proceeding to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Land Economy.
He furthered his studies at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, where he obtained a Master’s degree in Sustainability. He is also a recipient of the Australian Africa Leadership Award of Excellence in Natural Resources Management.
Professionally, Nana Asante Boateng I is an Estate Surveyor and a member of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors. He has served as a land administrator in the Eastern, Volta, Upper West and Western North regions.
He is married to Oheneyere Joana Asante Boateng, and together they have three children: Nana Yaw Amponsah Asante-Boateng, Maame Serwaa Asante-Boateng and Lady Asantewaa Asante-Boateng.
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