Dr. Kwaku Oteng, a millionaire from the west African country of Ghana, has been given an International Key to the City of Stonecrest on behalf of Mayor Jason Lary.
A plaque presented in a ceremony on Sunday evening at the Evergreen Marriot Conference Resort in Stone Mountain describes Oteng as "an international entrepreneur who employs more than 5,000 people and is an avid philanthropist," GhanaWeb reports.
The recognition noted his "initiatives as Executive Chairman of Angel Group of Companies, which is a powerhouse conglomerate of companies ranging from television broadcasting, multimedia, real estate to gold mines and more."
A Ghanaian web site, GHGossip, reported last year that Oteng is married to five women and it published pictures of them. Polygamy is prohibited in Ghana but the law against it is not strongly enforced.
Oteng is Executive Chairman of the Angel Group. He owns an herbal products company and Ghana's Angel Broadcasting Network, which has over 20 radio stations in the country. Last month, he was appointed to the Governing Board of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
Neither Lary nor Oteng was present for the "golden key" ceremony.
"To say that he is delighted to receive this very prestigious key to the City of Stonecrest would be an understatement," an aide to Oteng said.
A statement read on behalf of Oteng urged entrepreneurs "to learn to never give up, even if all the odds are against you and you are persuaded that it is all over, for it is only over when you want it to be."
