The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Savannah Region mourn the King and overlord of the Gonja kingdom Yagbonwura Suleimana Tuntumba Boresa I.
The late Yagbonwura Suleimana Tuntumba Boresa I passed away on Saturday February 4, 2023, after 12 years of reign as King of the Gonja Kingdom.
The party in a press statement copied to diamondfmonline.com stated, “the New Patriotic Party in the Savanna Region is devastated and endured to accept the most difficult news or reality in Gonjaland. The Son of the 17th Century African King; Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa, Ruler of the great Gonja Dynasty; The father of the conquering Sphere goes through the exit of an uncommon patriarch”.
The statement further added that, “the demise of our overlord calls for introspection, togetherness and sense of oneness about the future of the Gonja Kingdom. Though in pain and grieve about our loss, it should spare us the opportunity to overlook our differences and speak in one tone for development, prosperity and peace as a people”.
Read the full statement below:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. 06/02/2023
THE NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY IN THE SAVANNAH REGION MOURNS THE KING AND
OVERLORD OF GONJA KINGDOM, YAGBONWURA PROFESSOR TUNTUMBA BORE-ESSA I
The New Patriotic Party in the Savannah Region is devastated and endured to accept the most difficult news or reality in Gonjaland. The Son of the 17th Century African King; Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa, Ruler of the great Gonja Dynasty, The father of the conquering Sphere goes through the exit of an uncommon patriarch.
The demise of our overlord calls for introspection, togetherness and sense of oneness about the future of the Gonja Kingdom. Though in pain and grieve about our loss, it should spare us the opportunity to overlook our differences and speak in one tone for development, prosperity and peace as a people.
Life is but a pilgrimage of Mortals who after their sojourn on earth must return unto the creator. We pray Allah Almighty grants Gonjaland, and Northern Ghana by extension the serenity to accept this in good faith. A light from our kingdom is gone creating a vacant space in our hearts that can never be filled; the good books console us that, “for everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven”.
H. E the President, H.E the Vice President, Lawyer Samuel Abu Jinapor, Ing. Dr. Clifford Braimah, the Regional Minister and Chairman and the Party in the Region sends its deepest condolence to the immediate family and the people of Gonjaland in general.
Some of the major highlights of Professor Tumtumba Bore-Esa I’ 13-year reign are his role in the 3eminent Chiefs Committee in the resolution of the protracted Dagbon conflict, the setting up of an educational fund and petitioning and actualization of the creation of Savannah Region, the long-held dream of the people of Gonjaland.
As a sports and specifically football fanatic, he became the National Supporters Chairman of Real Tamale United (R.T.U) for five (5) years. As a master in carpentry and joinery between 1957 – 1993, the late Yagbonwura was part and parcel of the construction of most of Ghana’s major infrastructural edifices; he also worked in some of the famous construction firms at the time.
The New Patriotic Party mourns with the people of Gonjaland and shall be with the family and the Region until our revered king is deservedly laid to rest. May our good lord find eternal rest for our father, grandfather and overlord. Amen.
SIGNED BY:
MOHAMMED ISSAH
Story By: Alhassan Yakubu |www.diamondfmonline.com |Ghana
