Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa I was laid to rest
The ruler of Gonja State, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa I, has been enshrined in the Yagbon palace museum in Mankuma in Bole District.
The late Yagbonwura Tuntumba died at Jakpa Palace on Sunday, February 5.
He died at the age of 90.
In line with Gonja tradition, the body of the late Yagbonwura was transported to Nyange, the traditional transit point for every Yagbonwura and then to Mankuma, where he was buried.
Thousands of Gonja royals and other mourners were in Mankuma to say goodbye to the late king.
The late Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa I was born to Yapeiwura Bakari, the son of Yagbonwura Mahama of Kusawgu and Mma Nyenbali Chiraba in the early 1930s.
He is a peace-loving, unifying and development-oriented leader.
He will be remembered for leading Gonja state to petition the government for the creation of the Savanna Region and his role in resolving the long-running Dagbon conflict.
By Christopher Amoak|3news.com|Ghana
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