MP for Damongo doubling as Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and caretaker Minister for trade and industry, Samuel Abu Jinapor has made a donation of some food items to the acting King and Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, Sonyowura Kanyiti I .
The donation was done on Tuesday, 7th February, 2023 at the Jakpa Palace in Damongo and comprises of 20 bags of rice, 2 bags of maize, 1 bag of Cassava, 1 gallon of cooking oil, a pack of snap drink and a cash amount of six thousand Ghana cedis ( Ghc 6,000 ).
Donating the food items on behalf of the Lands and Natural Resources Minister and on behalf of Government, the Savannah regional chairman of the NPP, Alhaji Iddrisu Sulemana ( Prof. Kalamonia) explained that the gesture by the Damongo lawmaker was to support the acting king of the Gonja kingdom to cater and feed for visitors and sympathisers at the Jakpa Palace ahead of preparations towards the funeral rites of the late Yagbonwura Tuntumba Bore - Essa I
He also appealed to the Palace to duly communicate to them as and when dates are set for the funeral rites of the late King for onward communication to the New Patriotic party and the Government.
Receiving the items on behalf of the acting head of state of the Gonja Kingdom, the chief linguist at the Jakpa Palace, Alhaji Adam Afuli expressed gratitude to the delegation and thanked the Damongo MP for the gesture asking that God continue to bless him in all his endeavours.
Alhaji Iddrisu Sulemana was accompanied by Regional executives of the NPP, the MCE for West Gonja, Hon. Musah Karim Kusubari, Council of elders Secretary, Alhaji Sulemana Achanso and some Damongo constituency executives of the NPP.
According to the Gonja custom and Tradition, the Sonyowura becomes the Acting king and overlord on the demise of a Yagbonwura and supersedes the affairs of the Gonja Kingdom until a new Yagbonwura is selected.
Late Yagbonwura Sulemana Tuntumba Bore - Essa I joined his ancestors on Sunday, 5th February, 2023 after ruling for close to thirteen years.
Source: Padfm.com.gh/Kumatey Gorden/0243531604