A seven-member government delegation is visiting the Ndewura Sumali Jakpa Palace, the seat of the Gonja Kingdom, today to intercede on behalf of Damongo MP and Lands Minister, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor.
The delegation includes Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul; Interior Minister, Henry Quartey, and Chieftaincy and Culture Affairs Minister, Stephen Asamoah Boateng.
Additionally, the President of the Council of State, the National Security Coordinator, the Savannah Regional Minister, Saeed Muhazu Jibril, who is leading the delegation, and the Savannah Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Iddrisu Sulemana, will be present.
A source at the Jakpa Palace disclosed that the delegation’s mission is to plead with the overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, to temper justice with mercy regarding his recent declaration that banned the Damongo MP, from all palaces in the kingdom.
“Yes, we received formal notification today from the Savannah Regional Minister and their Party Regional Chairman concerning five officials that will be visiting the palace Wednesday,” the source revealed.
The Yagbonwura, Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, recently issued a decree banning Lands Minister, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor from entering all palaces within the Gonja kingdom.
This decision was announced following what the Yagbonwura described as a breach of tradition and respect, amidst traditional leaders in West Gonja accusing the minister of interfering in traditional matters in Gonjaland.
To resolve the matter amicably, an earlier delegation of Muslim Clerics (Imams) from Buipe, led by the Chief Imam of Central Gonja District, paid a courtesy call on Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I.
The clerics, representing Buipe Wura Abdulai Jinapor, prayed for mercy and forgiveness on behalf of the MP of Damongo, whom they described as the grandson of Yagbonwura.
The atmosphere in Damongo is currently filled with suspicion, mistrust, and anger among the traditional and political leaders.
