Must learn lessons from the neighbouring Dagbon crisis.
Must learn lessons from the neighbouring Dagbon crisis.
murtala 10 years ago
Sammy in gonja we are always united, in a class of fourty student if there are two gonjas in that class they can team up and fight the the rest of thirty eight,just some few who have some small education think they know to mu ... read full comment
Sammy in gonja we are always united, in a class of fourty student if there are two gonjas in that class they can team up and fight the the rest of thirty eight,just some few who have some small education think they know to much and dont want to respect and follow tradition
IDRIS PACAS 10 years ago
If the Yogbonwura clearly has no power to disenskin or suspend the Bolewura and Co., how was he able to do so? Go and learn more about your culture. Try uniting your people. Ghanaweb is not the place for such.
If the Yogbonwura clearly has no power to disenskin or suspend the Bolewura and Co., how was he able to do so? Go and learn more about your culture. Try uniting your people. Ghanaweb is not the place for such.
murtala 10 years ago
It is a gonja coward who will take his case to court seeking for justice.The yagbonwura has the right to enskinned dethrone any chief under his traditional who do not respect and follow his commands and leadership.some of you ... read full comment
It is a gonja coward who will take his case to court seeking for justice.The yagbonwura has the right to enskinned dethrone any chief under his traditional who do not respect and follow his commands and leadership.some of you are still looking at the man as an old carpenter and dont want to respect him as the over load head of gonja and he is teaching you guys where power lays, i made this same comment on an article some wrote on facebook about the sames chief, the British came to Ghana and introduce us to the rule of law but when they got back home it is the kings and queens who still rule, is about time people like you learn to respect tradition and your elders,so chiefs who will NOT respect the yagbonwura will be punish the way he wants ,In Gonja when we fight among our selves we settle our selves we dont run to outsiders to settle our differences.
Actionman 10 years ago
Use your head,we have traditions/customs that dictates how the Yagbowura should govern,he has no power to arbitrarily dismiss people.His power is derived from those traditions/customs that made him the king.
Use your head,we have traditions/customs that dictates how the Yagbowura should govern,he has no power to arbitrarily dismiss people.His power is derived from those traditions/customs that made him the king.
Sumanguru 10 years ago
You said, "His power is derived from those traditions/customs that made him the king". You're exactly right.Those traditions/customs the overlord derives his power from says that if an "apio" drinking Bolewura illegally appo ... read full comment
You said, "His power is derived from those traditions/customs that made him the king". You're exactly right.Those traditions/customs the overlord derives his power from says that if an "apio" drinking Bolewura illegally appoints a grandson as Mandariwura whilst fathers and sons are there, he the Yagbonwura should overturn the Bolewura's decision and he did exactly that,case close.
murtala 10 years ago
Actionman,no need for insults, happy you mentioned POWER , and it is power that makes him the sole control and head of the customs and traditions in gonjaland,please read kasaprekos comment a lean some short history on what i ... read full comment
Actionman,no need for insults, happy you mentioned POWER , and it is power that makes him the sole control and head of the customs and traditions in gonjaland,please read kasaprekos comment a lean some short history on what it means to be a yagbanwura in gonja chieftency is by who is the most senior in line in a section of a village and rise to the head of the village, and if you are a paramount chief you rise to the yagbonwura.it is wrong for the bolewura to make some one a chief when the persons senior fathers and grand parents are still alive.
REX RAS WASTIC 10 years ago
THE YAGBONWURA HAS LOW HIMSELF BY ATTENDING 2 BUIPE COURT ISSUE.BY THE WAY WHAT HAS COURT HAVING 2 DO WITH GONJA CONSTITUTION,FUCK UP.
THE YAGBONWURA HAS LOW HIMSELF BY ATTENDING 2 BUIPE COURT ISSUE.BY THE WAY WHAT HAS COURT HAVING 2 DO WITH GONJA CONSTITUTION,FUCK UP.
kasapreko 10 years ago
This uncultured writer thinks he knows Gonja traditions but he's completely ignorant about them.Every piece of land in Gonjaland is under the Yagbonwura but because he cannot be in all the Gonja towns and villages at the same ... read full comment
This uncultured writer thinks he knows Gonja traditions but he's completely ignorant about them.Every piece of land in Gonjaland is under the Yagbonwura but because he cannot be in all the Gonja towns and villages at the same time, he decided to enskin divisional chiefs like the Bolewura,Kpembewura,Wasipewura,Damongowura etc and put the various villages and towns in each division under them to act on he, the Yagbonwura's behalf.If we didn't have a Yagbonwura to supervise say, how a Bolewura appoints people to various positions,won't he abuse that position by either appointing an ineligible person to a position or giving a position to a grandson because he's related to him on one way or the other whilst fathers and sons are there like this present Bolewura just did? His analysis is just like saying the Otumfuo has no power over a village under say Mampong but the Mamponghene.Is this not stupidity?
Ahmed 10 years ago
People like Murtala and his likes are wrong. Murtala, you do not understand Gonja traditions as far as chieftaincy is concerned. In Gonjaland, certain areas and issues are the preserve of the Paramount Chiefs of the various t ... read full comment
People like Murtala and his likes are wrong. Murtala, you do not understand Gonja traditions as far as chieftaincy is concerned. In Gonjaland, certain areas and issues are the preserve of the Paramount Chiefs of the various traditional areas. The Yagbonwura has nothing to do with those. It is not the role of the Yagbonwura to enskin a Mandariwura because Mandari is under Bolewura and not Yagbonwura. Same applies to Tinga, Sawla, Tuna, Yipala, Kpongeri, Kong, Soma, Noyiri (Ebilpe), Banda-Nkwanta, Saru, Kalba, Sala, Dagbigu and all the others.The only time the Yagbonwura can act on these is when the Bolewura has specifically asked for his intervention to resolve any issue therein. The question is did the Bolewura ask for his intervention? Obviously no. What he can do then is to advise the Bolewura but not to suspend him and assume his roles. This same Yagbonwura has succeeded in dividing and sowing seeds of war in Buipe; prior to the 2012 general elections he made political statements which were not the best in terms of fostering unity in Gonjaland and now he wants to divide and cause war in Bole too? Why? He lost the Buipe chieftaincy matter in court. He will lose the Mandari one too. And all the other cases that will be brought against him he will surely lose unless he learns to rule as a wise King and not as a dictator
kasapreko 10 years ago
@Ahmed, if one is to go by your analysis,what will your father do if say he is the rightful person to occupy Tuna and the Bolewura bypasses him and gives it to my father because my father either bribed him or is a maternal un ... read full comment
@Ahmed, if one is to go by your analysis,what will your father do if say he is the rightful person to occupy Tuna and the Bolewura bypasses him and gives it to my father because my father either bribed him or is a maternal uncle to he, the Bolewura? Will your father sit aloof?
murtala 10 years ago
AHMED PLEASE READ KASAPREKOS COMMENTS AND LEAN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A YAGBANAAWURA , HE IS THE OVERLOAD HEAD OF THE WHOLE GONJA,BE IT CUSTOMS OR TRADITIONS PERIOD AND WHAT EVER HE SAYS IN GONJA IS FINAL AND EVERY TRUE SON OF G ... read full comment
AHMED PLEASE READ KASAPREKOS COMMENTS AND LEAN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A YAGBANAAWURA , HE IS THE OVERLOAD HEAD OF THE WHOLE GONJA,BE IT CUSTOMS OR TRADITIONS PERIOD AND WHAT EVER HE SAYS IN GONJA IS FINAL AND EVERY TRUE SON OF GONJA HAS TO RESPECT AND ACCEPT THAT.
samulya ISSAHAKU KANT 10 years ago
BOLEWURA IS MESSED UP HIMSELF,WHY? HE IS A STRONG NPP MAN,AND SO THE FORMER DCE WAS NOT HIS CHOICE BECAUSE HE IS AN NDC MAN,AND THEN HIS INTEREST IS IN KANT BECAUSE KANT IS AN NPP ACTIVIST
BOLEWURA IS MESSED UP HIMSELF,WHY? HE IS A STRONG NPP MAN,AND SO THE FORMER DCE WAS NOT HIS CHOICE BECAUSE HE IS AN NDC MAN,AND THEN HIS INTEREST IS IN KANT BECAUSE KANT IS AN NPP ACTIVIST
maka maka 10 years ago
The Bolewura is one of those Jerry Boom refers to as greedy.......
The Bolewura is one of those Jerry Boom refers to as greedy.......
Boresa 10 years ago
Samulya or what ever you call you self, do not bring politics into this. Samson is the junior brother of Balewura who has just be distooled. Do mean Yagbonwaura should distool Samsons senior brother, and because Samson is NDC ... read full comment
Samulya or what ever you call you self, do not bring politics into this. Samson is the junior brother of Balewura who has just be distooled. Do mean Yagbonwaura should distool Samsons senior brother, and because Samson is NDC should be given the thrown? This devision between brothers is very wrong.In the case of Issaku Kant, he has senior brothers and uncles still alive. They are those who should be on the throne. I think Yagbonwura is playing with fire.
Actionman 10 years ago
Sorry my intention was not to insult you but to get your attention.What I want you to understand is that,the powers to select any divisional Chief in Bole traditional area is vested in the Bolewura.He has to pick the Chief wi ... read full comment
Sorry my intention was not to insult you but to get your attention.What I want you to understand is that,the powers to select any divisional Chief in Bole traditional area is vested in the Bolewura.He has to pick the Chief with consultation from the gate where the chieftancy is supposed to go to.If the gate fails to get him a representative he has the power to choose anybody in the gate he pleases,that is the tradition my brother.
On the other hand,the Yagbowura comes in if the Bolewura chooses somebody who is not qualify to occupy the throne.But in this case that was not the reason,why the Yagbowura interceded,he did it based on his own interest,which is troubling.
Ababio 10 years ago
My bro,you are wrong.Even if the gate fails to choose someone probably because of greed and disrespect for the elderly, the Bolewura still has to follow custom and tradition by offering the position to the most senior father ... read full comment
My bro,you are wrong.Even if the gate fails to choose someone probably because of greed and disrespect for the elderly, the Bolewura still has to follow custom and tradition by offering the position to the most senior father first to prove to the gate that if they have no respect for their fathers, he has. He's the Bolewura and so is expected to be wiser and knowledgeable. It's not his personal property for you to say he has the right to choose whoever pleases him.
murtala 10 years ago
actionman no offense taken.i am a prince and a son of a former kpembewura,and have lean a lot on how to handle crises i dont get offended in dealings of my tradition, i try to share the few knowledge i have and ready to learn ... read full comment
actionman no offense taken.i am a prince and a son of a former kpembewura,and have lean a lot on how to handle crises i dont get offended in dealings of my tradition, i try to share the few knowledge i have and ready to learn more from brothers, but one thing that makes gonja unique and noble tribe different from others is respect for the elder, so the yagbonwura by our tradition is the father of every true son of gonja and every true son of gonja will never make trouble with his father even if you think you are right.
JAKPA WAYO BAKRI 10 years ago
LISTEN TO THIS GOAT CALLING ITSELF MOHAMMED ABDUL-SALAM. DO YOU KNOW WHAT DIGNITY IS? YOU AND WHOSE BOLEWURA? YOU THINK THE KING OF GONJA DOES NOT HAVE CILDREN OR RELATIONS? TAKE NOTE THAT BEFORE KING BECAME SALAWURA FROM THE ... read full comment
LISTEN TO THIS GOAT CALLING ITSELF MOHAMMED ABDUL-SALAM. DO YOU KNOW WHAT DIGNITY IS? YOU AND WHOSE BOLEWURA? YOU THINK THE KING OF GONJA DOES NOT HAVE CILDREN OR RELATIONS? TAKE NOTE THAT BEFORE KING BECAME SALAWURA FROM THE KUSAWGU TRADITIONAL AREA, THEN TO YAPEIWURA AND EVENTUALLY KUSAWGUWURA TO THE ALTIMATE KING OF GONJA, HE HAD CHILDREN BROUGHT UP IN WELL CULTURED MANNER. WHO WILL NOT INSULT DIVISIONAL CHIEFS LIKE THE BOLEWURA IN PRIVATE MUCH MORE IN PUBLIC. WHO ARE YOU MOHAMMED ABDUL-SALAM? TELL ME YOUR GONJA NAME IF INDEED YOU ARE A GONJA. STUPID FOOL.
Abdallah Baako 10 years ago
what at all is the writer up to?Perhaps,he is doing somebody 's dirty job for him.
Long live the king of Gonja,long live Gonjaland.
what at all is the writer up to?Perhaps,he is doing somebody 's dirty job for him.
Long live the king of Gonja,long live Gonjaland.
Must learn lessons from the neighbouring Dagbon crisis.
Sammy in gonja we are always united, in a class of fourty student if there are two gonjas in that class they can team up and fight the the rest of thirty eight,just some few who have some small education think they know to mu ...
read full comment
If the Yogbonwura clearly has no power to disenskin or suspend the Bolewura and Co., how was he able to do so? Go and learn more about your culture. Try uniting your people. Ghanaweb is not the place for such.
It is a gonja coward who will take his case to court seeking for justice.The yagbonwura has the right to enskinned dethrone any chief under his traditional who do not respect and follow his commands and leadership.some of you ...
read full comment
Use your head,we have traditions/customs that dictates how the Yagbowura should govern,he has no power to arbitrarily dismiss people.His power is derived from those traditions/customs that made him the king.
You said, "His power is derived from those traditions/customs that made him the king". You're exactly right.Those traditions/customs the overlord derives his power from says that if an "apio" drinking Bolewura illegally appo ...
read full comment
Actionman,no need for insults, happy you mentioned POWER , and it is power that makes him the sole control and head of the customs and traditions in gonjaland,please read kasaprekos comment a lean some short history on what i ...
read full comment
THE YAGBONWURA HAS LOW HIMSELF BY ATTENDING 2 BUIPE COURT ISSUE.BY THE WAY WHAT HAS COURT HAVING 2 DO WITH GONJA CONSTITUTION,FUCK UP.
This uncultured writer thinks he knows Gonja traditions but he's completely ignorant about them.Every piece of land in Gonjaland is under the Yagbonwura but because he cannot be in all the Gonja towns and villages at the same ...
read full comment
People like Murtala and his likes are wrong. Murtala, you do not understand Gonja traditions as far as chieftaincy is concerned. In Gonjaland, certain areas and issues are the preserve of the Paramount Chiefs of the various t ...
read full comment
@Ahmed, if one is to go by your analysis,what will your father do if say he is the rightful person to occupy Tuna and the Bolewura bypasses him and gives it to my father because my father either bribed him or is a maternal un ...
read full comment
AHMED PLEASE READ KASAPREKOS COMMENTS AND LEAN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A YAGBANAAWURA , HE IS THE OVERLOAD HEAD OF THE WHOLE GONJA,BE IT CUSTOMS OR TRADITIONS PERIOD AND WHAT EVER HE SAYS IN GONJA IS FINAL AND EVERY TRUE SON OF G ...
read full comment
BOLEWURA IS MESSED UP HIMSELF,WHY? HE IS A STRONG NPP MAN,AND SO THE FORMER DCE WAS NOT HIS CHOICE BECAUSE HE IS AN NDC MAN,AND THEN HIS INTEREST IS IN KANT BECAUSE KANT IS AN NPP ACTIVIST
The Bolewura is one of those Jerry Boom refers to as greedy.......
Samulya or what ever you call you self, do not bring politics into this. Samson is the junior brother of Balewura who has just be distooled. Do mean Yagbonwaura should distool Samsons senior brother, and because Samson is NDC ...
read full comment
Sorry my intention was not to insult you but to get your attention.What I want you to understand is that,the powers to select any divisional Chief in Bole traditional area is vested in the Bolewura.He has to pick the Chief wi ...
read full comment
My bro,you are wrong.Even if the gate fails to choose someone probably because of greed and disrespect for the elderly, the Bolewura still has to follow custom and tradition by offering the position to the most senior father ...
read full comment
actionman no offense taken.i am a prince and a son of a former kpembewura,and have lean a lot on how to handle crises i dont get offended in dealings of my tradition, i try to share the few knowledge i have and ready to learn ...
read full comment
LISTEN TO THIS GOAT CALLING ITSELF MOHAMMED ABDUL-SALAM. DO YOU KNOW WHAT DIGNITY IS? YOU AND WHOSE BOLEWURA? YOU THINK THE KING OF GONJA DOES NOT HAVE CILDREN OR RELATIONS? TAKE NOTE THAT BEFORE KING BECAME SALAWURA FROM THE ...
read full comment
what at all is the writer up to?Perhaps,he is doing somebody 's dirty job for him.
Long live the king of Gonja,long live Gonjaland.