The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has led a delegation of Members of Parliament from Northern Ghana, alongside members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), to pay a courtesy call on the Bawku Naba and Paramount Chief of the Kusasi Traditional Area, Naba Asigri Abugri, at his palace in Bawku.

The visit was disclosed in a post shared by 1957 News on X on Sunday, December 28, 2025.

"Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga leads a section of Members of Parliament from Northern Ghana and an NDC delegation to greet Naba Asigri Abugri, the Bawku Naba and Paramount Chief of the Kusasi Traditional Area, at his palace in Bawku," the post stated.

The delegation is in Bawku to participate in activities marking the annual Samanpiid Festival, a key cultural event of the Kusasi people.

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The festival is an annual post-harvest thanksgiving celebration, held to thank God and the ancestors for a successful farming season, foster unity, and address cultural issues.

The Samanpiid Festival features traditional dancing, drumming, music, colourful costumes, and speeches by traditional leaders and invited guests.

It also serves as a moment of unity for the people and their chiefs.

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LIVE | Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, leads a section of Members of Parliament from Northern Ghana and an NDC delegation to greet Naba Asigri Abugri, the Bawku Naba and Paramount Chief of the Kusasi Traditional Area, at his palace in Bawku. pic.twitter.com/wUwUIXXFsY

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