Parliament Mourns Passing of Yaa-Naa Mahama Abukari II, Overlord of Dagbon
The Parliament of Ghana has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of His Royal Majesty, Yaa-Naa Mahama Abukari II, the 41st Overlord of the Dagbon Kingdom and President of the Northern Regional House of Chiefs.
In a statement issued on Monday, July 14, and signed by David Sebastian Damoah, Director of Media Relations, Parliament said the King died on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
On behalf of the people of Ghana, Parliament extended its deepest condolences to the Gbewaa Palace, the Dagbon Traditional Council, the royal family, and the entire people of Dagbon in this period of mourning.
Yaa-Naa Abukari II ascended the Yendi skin on January 18, 2019, following a historic peace process that ended years of dispute between the Abudu and Andani royal gates over the Dagbon traditional leadership.
Parliament noted that his enskinment brought an end to one of Ghana’s most protracted and painful chieftaincy disputes.
Under his reign, Dagbon experienced what Parliament described as “a period widely regarded as one of reconciliation, healing and the restoration of traditional authority.”
“Parliament recognises the late King as a true statesman whose leadership demonstrated the enduring value of dialogue, unity and reconciliation,” the statement said.
“His commitment to peace strengthened not only the Dagbon Kingdom but the wider fabric of Ghana’s chieftaincy institutions and national cohesion.”
In line with the Palace’s appeal, Parliament also called on the people of Dagbon to remain united and to honour the late King’s legacy of peace.
“As the Palace itself has appealed, ‘let there be no conflict in our grief, let there be no discord in our mourning,’” the statement added.
“May the Almighty grant the family of the late Yaa-Naa, the Chiefs and people of Dagbon, and all who mourn him, the fortitude to bear this great loss. May his soul rest in perfect peace,” it prayed.
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