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Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has sent his condolences to the chiefs and citizens of the Dagbon Kingdom in the wake of Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II’s passing.
He said that Dagbon and the country suffered a significant loss with the death of the late overlord.
In a statement released on Monday, July 13, Dr. Bawumia expressed his condolences to the Dagbon community and the royal family after learning of Ya-Na’s passing.
According to Dr. Bawumia, during one of the most trying times in the kingdom’s history, the late Ya-Na ascended the Dagbon skin and effectively led the traditional region toward progress, peace, and unity.
“Ndan Ya-Na Abukari II emerged as the King of Dagbon during one of the most challenging periods in Dagbon history, and with ancestral wisdom and patience, he guided the ancient Kingdom towards peace, unity and prosperity,” he stated.
The former vice president of Ghana says that despite the Ya-Na’s brief rule, its attempts to advance prosperity and reconciliation had a long-lasting effect on the kingdom.
He added that the late monarch “constantly advocated for and lobbied for major developmental projects in Dagbon” and “united families once broken and healed a society greatly fractured before him.”
Regarding his close friendship with the late king, Dr. Bawumia stated that he greatly benefited from Ya-Na’s advice when serving as Ghana’s vice president and then as the NPP’s presidential candidate.
The Ya-Na’s passing was “a great loss to me, to the Dagbon Kingdom, and to Ghana as a whole,” he added. “It was always an honour to pay him homage at the ancient Gbewaa Palace and to draw from his immeasurable wisdom and guidance.”
Dr. Bawumia prayed for the grieving family and the people of Dagbon to have courage and solace while they grieve the respected traditional ruler.
“May Allah comfort his immediate family, the Chiefs and people of Dagbon, and Ghana as a whole. It is a painful affliction,” he said.
Dr. Bawumia’s Press Release Below:
Source: newsthemegh.com