The late Yagbonwura Tuntumba was appointed as the King of Gonja kingdom in March 2010.
He was born to Yapeiwura Bakari the son of Yagbonwura Mahama of Kusawgu and Mma Nyenbali Chiraba in the early 1930s.
Yapeiwura Bakari’s father married more than eleven such wives, with the hierarchical position among his children, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa I, being the 30th among his brothers because he was older than only three of his brothers.
The late Sulemana Tuntumba Boresah I is a person who loves peace, unification, and the leader of development.
His family is getting ready to officially announce his death according to custom and tradition.