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Yesterday, the people of Dagbon left behind a bloody and prolonged conflict between chiefs and their leader with the "outing" of a new Yaa Naa, Abukari Mahama II.
The ceremony was attended by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and other important personalities such as former President John Dramani Mahama, the President of the State Council, Nana Otuo Siriboe; the President of the National Peace Council, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Asante and the President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV, were marked in royal apparel.
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For the thousands of people who attended at the time, the message was clear: Dagbon should never go down in the dark again.
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Before his enshrinement, the Yaa Naa (King of Absolute Power) of the Dagbon State was Yo-Naa.
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Yaa Naa Abukari Mahama, 17 years after her nephew, Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II, was killed in Gbewaa Palace during a conflict in Yendi in March 2002.
The healing process began at Gbewaa Palace earlier in the morning with the recitation of the Holy Qur'an by a team of Muslim clerics led by Yan-Limam Shehu Yussif Yakubu Gomda, on the palace forecourt to ask for the blessing of Allah for his reign. .
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There was an exhibition of perfectly woven blouses of different sizes, colors and shapes to commemorate this eventful day.
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was not left out in the traditional clothing parade, as he was dressed in an unusual yellow blouse with dignified trousers (kurugu).
His decisive leadership was a perfect icing in a process begun by former President John Agyekum Kufuor, with the establishment of the Committee of Eminent Leaders in 2002, with the participation of all presidents after him, to restore lasting peace. . Dagbon.
Former President Mahama, leaders of the various political parties and parliamentarians were all dressed in their beautiful gowns (bin-gmaa).
The Yaa Naa, in all its splendor, sat in his royal costumes to receive tributes and jokes from dignitaries who had traveled long distances to congratulate him on his ascent to Yani's skin.
There were names of palace drums (Lunsi) reciting the nostalgic oral history of his ancestors in a solemn tone.
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Some of the percussionists who had taken the path to the palace, including the "Gonje", struck melodious beats of their drums and instruments to invite guests.
The last time that such a memorable and colorful event took place in Yendi, was held in the middle of 1974, during the feud of Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II.
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The coronation was chaired by the president of the National Chamber of Chiefs and Agbogbomefia of the State of Asogli, in the Volta region, Togbe Afede XIV.
The President of the State Council and Juabenhene Nana Otuo Siriboe also represented Asantehene, who chaired the three-member committee composed of eminent leaders.
Majority and minority leaders in Parliament, MM. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu and Haruna Iddrisu, as well as their parliamentary colleagues, also paid tribute to this occasion.
There were also ministers of state and other officials, the other two members of the Committee of Eminent Chiefs; representatives of various chambers of chiefs; heads of institutions; supreme leaders, religious leaders and people from all walks of life.
In addition to the dignitaries, the natives and Dagbon affiliates also traveled to Yendi to attend this historic event, giving the security personnel an arduous task to maintain order and security during the day. event, charge that they have acquitted well.
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Yaa Naa Abukari Mahama was born in Yendi in 1939 as the second child of Duhili Queen Ayishetu Abukari and the late Yaa Naa Mahama Andani II.
And, according to the tradition dagbon, he had to go through less important skins for guardianship. He was then chosen as the head of Kpunkpuno in Mion District in the late 1990s before climbing to Savelugu's door skin in 2011.
Yaa Naa is not only a successful farmer with a lot of experience and expertise in the plowing of oxen, he is also a skillful rider.
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Yaa Naa Abukari Mahama was the head of the Andani royal family until he became the "Yani" skin.
As Yaa Naa, he appoints all the Dagbon chiefs, including the sub-chiefs, sub-division chiefs and supreme chiefs, as allodial owners of the Dagbon lands covering an area of 14,416 kilometers. square, with a population of over one million inhabitants.
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The healing process of Yaa Naa began with the nocturnal performance of customary rites at Katini in Gbewaa Palace, after which Naa Abukari Mahama was taken in a procession to Zohe, an event that witnessed hundreds of Anxious observers who lined the streets. to catch a glimpse of the new suzerain in the making.
According to custom, Naa Abukari Mahama was confined to Zohe for grooming royal until last Thursday, when he was transferred to Gbewaa Palace through the residence Mba Dugu ( Chief of Staff) for his eventual bagging.
Context
Following the tragic events in Yendi from March 25 to 27, 2002, resulting in the death of Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II and 30 others, as well as several injuries and numerous physical destruction and destruction of property, President Kufuor , pursuant to a constitutional instrument, 2002 (IC 36), appointed a commission of inquiry on April 25, 2002 to investigate the incident.
The Committee of Eminent Chiefs was then established by President Kufuor in 2002 to find a lasting solution to the imbroglio that engulfed Dagbon the day after Yaa Naa's death.
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The committee is chaired by Osantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and Yagbonwura, Tuntumba Boresa Sulemana Jakpa I; the supreme chief of the traditional Gonja and Nayiri region, Na Bohugu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga, supreme chief of the Mamprugu traditional region, is a member.
And on November 16, 2018, the committee declared its intention to end the protracted conflict between the royal families Abudu and Andani by presenting a document on a roadmap that would achieve lasting harmony in Dagbon to President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee. . House in Accra.
The road map gave two weeks to the Abudu and Andani royal families of the division of the chiefs of agony to celebrate the funeral of Yaa Naa Mahamadu Abdulai IV from 14 to 201 December, after which the funeral rites of Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II would take place from January 2019 to January 18, 2019.
The latter was later delayed for a week due to a misunderstanding.
After the funeral of the two Yaa Naa, the four Dagbon king makers, including Kuga-Naa, Abdulai Adam and Gushie Naa, consulted the oracles to guide them in choosing a right-wing candidate for the " Namship "before settling on the supreme chief of the Savelugu traditional region, Yo-Naa Abukari Mahama.
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