Worcester, USA, presented Kojo Antwi with the city's keys in recognition
Kojo Antwi, a renowned musician of Ghanaian Highlife, has received the Keys to the City of Worcester, Massachusetts in the USA from Mayor Joseph M. Petty.
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Jose Antonio Rivera, the three-time, two-division world boxing champion, Ghanaian Royal Nana Sompahene, Mr. Maxwell Agyemfra, and Mr. Richard Kweku Boateng, CEO of Big Shoes Entertainment and Anokyekrom Restaurants, all attended the ceremony on Saturday, August 5
According to a report by 3news, Kojo Antwi, also known as "The Maestro," expressed his gratitude to the City of Worcester for the honor and promised to keep using music to spread love, compassion, peace, and harmony as well as to showcase the beautiful cultures of Ghana and Africa to the rest of the world.
When Mayor Phillip French of New York offered "Freedom of the City" to Viscount Edward Cornbury, the governor of New York and New Jersey, in 1702, the practice of delivering keys to a city was established.
For the safety of the populace, prominent medieval cities were walled and gated.
A hero or dignitary visiting the town at the period would be honored with a formal ceremony and given a key that symbolized trust and honor.
As a result, the key represents the recipient's freedom to enter and exit the city at pleasure as a dependable friend of the local populace.
The Key to the City, a renowned emblem of gratitude and civic acknowledgment in the modern era, is given to people whose commitment to the general welfare and public good reaches the pinnacle of achievement.
