The Acting Head of State of the Gonja Kingdom Sonyowura Adamu Kanyiti has today 27th February, 2023 pronounced the Paramount Chief of the Tuluwe Traditional Area of Gonja Tuluwewura Soale Mbema Borenyi as the next King and Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom.
This was after an indoor meeting of the Kingmakers of the Gonja Kingdom to choose or select a successor to the late King and Overlord of Gonja Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa (I).
The Kingmakers of the Yagbon Skin of the Gonja Kingdom Area are Sonyowura (Head of the Kingmakers), Damongowura, Choriwura, Debrewura, Mankpangwura, Kulawwura, Kpansheguwura, Busunuwura and Nsuawura (Chief Linguist of Yagbonwura).
The 7th Day funeral of the late Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa (I) was been performed at Damongo yesterday Sunday 26th February, 2023.
By the Customary and traditional laws of the Gonja Kingdom since their arrival in modern Ghana in 1675, the election and selection of a successor to a deceased Yagbonwura is done a day after the performance of the seventh day funeral rites of the late Yagbonwura in the morning at the Yagbonwura’s Palace.
At another public gathering after the indoor meeting, the Sonyowura made known to all Paramount Chiefs of the five gates as well as the entire Gonja Kingdom their choice for succession to the Yagbon throne.
Sonyowura speaking through the Mankpanwura Achode (I) said it was the turn of Tuluwe to ascended Yagbon throne. There was a loud applause from the gathering.
The gathering received the announcement with excitement and jubilation.
The Gonjaland Youth Association in a quick statement after the pronouncement of the Tuluwe as the next King of the Gonja Kingdom said they are “highly excited at the announcement and commends the Kingmakers under the leadership of Sonyowura Kanyiti I for upholding the culture and tradition of Gonja and indeed, the selection of the next king demonstrates the strength of the kingdom to ensure peace and development in Gonjaland”.
The statement signed by the President Mr Ami Mohammed added; “We the youth of Gonjaland will not relent in our efforts to support the kingdom in all aspects of our tradition and culture.
Indeed, Gonjaland is our Kingdom and the kingdom of our Great Founder Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa will reign supreme”.
The Tuluwe gate headed by the Paramount Chief of Tuluwe is one of five gates that ascends the Yagbon throne.
After the demise of Yagbonwura Bawa Abudu Doshie in 2010, the fourth gate (Tuluwe) was to take over unfortunately the then Tuluwewura Afin Nnase could not ascend the throne because he was indisposed so it moved to the occupant of the fifth gate, the Kusawguwura who enthroned as Yagbonwura Sulemana Jakpa Tuntumba Boresa (I) but with the understanding backed by documentation that it goes back to Tuluwe should Tuluwe be occupied by a Chief that is ‘capable’.
The current Tuluwewura is ‘fit and strong’ and so ‘capable’ of ascending the Yagbon Skin.
The Tuluwera after his enskinment will end the cycle of five gates that ascends the Gonja throne after which the first gate Wasipe (Daboya) begins another cycle to be followed by Bole, Kpembe then Kusawgu.
The next King of Gonja, Tuluwewura Soale Mbema Borenyi was first enskinned as Jakpaseri-wura from where he moved to the Timanklan-wura skin to Kachinako-wura and finally got to the Bunda skin in 2011. (The Bunda skin is the entry gate to Tuluwe Skin).
The Yagbonwura- elect wil perform the twelfth (12th) day funeral rites of the late Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa (I) and then choose a day suitable to him for his enskinment at Nyange in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District. Nyange was the first traditional capital of Gonja.
Source: nkilgifmonline.com
