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On the first and third days of the 58th Special Congregation of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø), Kumasi,Ìýbeyond the awards and formalities, a quiet lesson unfolded. It demonstrated what leadership can look like when rooted not only in presence but also in the act of preserving moments that matter.

Central to this example was the University’s Council Chair and Asafohene, Akyamfour Asafo Boakye Agyemang-Bonsu.

As Chair of Council, his attendance was expected. Wearing the quintessentialÌýgreenÌýrobe over a suit on both days, he did not come only to constitute the ceremony. He came to observe and affirm its importance.

What stood out was not simply that he was there, but how he ensured that the moment would not be lost.

His media team moved with coordination: one using a Canon EOS 5D series DSLR, the other a Sony PXW-Z series 4K camcorder, capturing both still images and video. Both wore branded shirts. Their seriousness to duty in making sure every aspect of the ceremony was captured affirms Akyamfour’s commitment to archiving.

In many places, leaders serve without leaving a trace of what they stood for. Events pass without documentation. Policies and values are not preserved. As a result, future leaders are often left to start again with no guide.

This was a different approach. Akyamfour was not only attending. He was building memory. Not for vanity, but for learning. Not for applause, but for those who will one day ask how his leadership was lived.

His example shows that when leadership is not recorded, it risks being forgotten. If Ghana wants to shape leaders who understand history and and build on it, then it must protect and pass on the record of those who came before.