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On Tuesday, November 22, 2023, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was enskinned as the Konokonwulewura (Unity Chief) of the Gonjaland Traditional Council by Yagbonwura Jira Bikunuto Soale Jewu I, the king of the Gonjaland Kingdom and President of the Savannah Regional House of Chiefs.
As part of his “Thank You Tour” in the Savannah Region, Jira Yagbonwura Bikunuto Jewu Soale I bestowed upon the Vice President, who doubles as the flagbearer for the NPP, the esteemed chieftaincy title when he visited him at the palace in Damongo.
Jira Yagbonwura Bikunuto I, the King and Overlord of the Gonjaland Traditional Council, praised Dr. Bawumia for coming and promised to stand by him before, during, and after the elections in December 2024.
His commitment to preserving harmony between the inhabitants of Mampruguland and Gonjaland also made him unskinned.
His Excellency Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia addressed the chiefs and people of the Savannah area, saying the purpose of his visit was to thank the king and people for their prayers before the NPP Presidential Primaries on November 4.
” You said you were going to pray for me and that I should know that you are behind me. And so I went with confidence to pick up my nomination forms to contest for the flagbearership of the New Patriotic Party”.
“Jira your prayers were answered and on the 4th of November the New Patriotic Party delegates elected me to be the flagbearer and leader of the party,” he said.
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia pledged to renovate the Jakpa Palace to befit the status of the king.
“Jira my happiness today knows no bounds. I’m so happy and today and I want to make sure that we put it in history that I want to give you a gift in celebration of my victory in this election. I know I visited you when you were Tulwewura and now you are here and this is not your final palace. Your palace awaits you and I want to tell you that as a son, I’m going to offer to renovate the whole palace for you.”
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
