Bukali II (Bukali, Bukari, Abukari, Abubakar; born 1939 or 1940's), known as Gariba II, is the current
Yaa Naa The Yaa Naa is the absolute monarch of the Kingdom of Dagbon, comprising Dagbon; the cultural region occupied by the Dagbamba, and surrounding ethnicities whereby the Kingdom of Dagbon has traditional administrative responsibilities over; including ...
, traditional ruler of the
Kingdom of Dagbon
The Kingdom of Dagbon is one of the oldest and most organised traditional kingdoms in Ghana founded by the Dagomba people (Dagbamba) in the 11th century. During its rise, it comprised, at various points, the Northern, Upper West, Upper East and ...
in Ghana.
Bukali was born in royalty at
Mion to
Mahama II, the Yaa Naa from 1938 to 6 February 1948.
His mother, Ayishetu,
was a princess from
Kulunpke, a small community near
Chaazaadaanyili in Northern Ghana. Bukali's first undertook public duties as the chief of
Kpunkpono until he was elevated to
Savelegu; one of three gate skins to succeed the Yaa Naa.
Bukali was ordained by the kingmakers of Dagbon as the 41st Yaa Naa on January 18, 2019,
following a chieftaincy dispute that left the ''Yendi skins'' vacant for 16 years.
His election to the Yendi Skin was unanimously made by the King Making Committee and was proudly hailed by all and sundry in the Kingdom including the House of Abudu ,who issued one of the first congratulatory messages to the King.
Early life
Public office
Investiture
The ceremony to outdoor Bukali II began on January 25 throughout 27 of 2019.
The preceding two weeks of his investiture was devoted to the celebration of the final funeral rites of
Mahamadu IV and
Yakubu II
Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II (born 1945–2002) was the King of Dagbon, the traditional kingdom of the Dagomba people in northern Ghana, from 31 May 1974 until his assassination on 27 March 2002. He was born in August 1945 in Sagnarigu, a subur ...
; each lasting one week with the former taking the lead. This timeline was determined by the
Committee of Eminent Chiefs formed by the Government of Ghana to intervene the dispute that followed the murder of the immediate past Yaa Naa Yakubu II that led to a 17-years long vacancy of the ''Yendi skins''.
On Friday January 18, 2019; the final day of the funeral of Yakubu II, kingmakers of Dagbon led by the
Kuga Naa ''Abdulai Adam II'', consulted the Dagbon oracles to select a new king from among four contenders; namely, Yoo Naa ''Abukari Mahama''; chief of Savelugu,
Kampakuya Naa Abdulai Yakubu; regent of Yakubu II,
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''Abdulai Mahamudu''; regent of Mahamadu IV, and Tampion Lana ''Alhassan Andani'', chief of Tampion. Grass pulled from the roof of the Gbewaa Palace by the ''Gushei Naa'' was handed over to Abukari Mahama by the Kuga Naa. This gesture signified that the oracle had chosen Abukari Mahama to be the Yaa Naa.
The ceremony of the investiture was held at the forecourt of the
Gbewaa Palace
Gbewaa Palace is the seat of the Yaa Naa of the Kingdom of Dagbon. Located at Nayilifong along the Yendi-Saboba road in Yendi
Yendi is a town and the capital of Yendi Municipal district in the Northern Region of Ghana. As of 2012 the populatio ...
. Special guest of honor was the president of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo. Present at the ceremony were Chiefs from Dagbon and their entourage, religious leaders, government officials, politicians and political party representatives including former president John Mahama, and delegations sent by various paramouncies and chiefdoms including Asanteman and Mamprugu. The ceremony was chaired by
Togbe Afede XIV
Togbe Afede XIV (born James Akpo on 23 April 1957) is the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, President of Asogli Traditional Area, and former President of the National House of Chiefs.
Early life and education
Togbe Afede XIV was born as Jame ...
, Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State in the Volta Region and President of the National House of Chiefs.
Public perception and character
Ancestry
References
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Living people
Dagomba people
Ghanaian leaders
Dagbon royalty
People from Yendi
Yaa Naa
1939 births
History of Ghana
African kings