The Kuga Naa (native: ''Kuɣu Naa'', pronounced ''Ku u Naa'') is an elder in the court of the
Yaa Naa, in the
Kingdom of Dagbon in northern Ghana, and head of a four-member committee that constitute the ''kingmakers of Dagbon''. The current Kuga Naa is Abdulai Adam II. The Kingmakers of Dagbon are the ultimate custodians of the Dagbon constitution, with the ''Kuga Naa'' acting as the mouthpiece for the oracle that chooses a new Yaa Naa. The other Kingmakers are
Tugurinam and
Gomli; who are also courtiers at 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 ...
, and Gushei Naa; the chief of
Gushegu.
The first Kuɣu Naa was Naa Sitobu’s younger brother. After him, unlike the other courtiers, this office has been hereditary.
References
Living people
Dagbon royalty
Year of birth missing (living people)
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