Dagbon chief burial
This is my brief and probably not very accruate understanding of the Dagbon chieftaincy crisis which has been ongoing for the past few years but looks close to coming to an end.
Tamale is the capital of the Northern Region which is an area inhabited predominantly by the Dagbon people. The Dagbon tribe is further split into 2 groups - the Abudu and the Andani. These take it in turns to hold the chieftaincy. So the last chief was Andani - Ya-Na Yakubu Andani II. So it should have been the turn for the Abudu to take up the chieftaincy when he died. Problem is he was killed and they claim he was murdered by members of Abudu so that they should not have the right to take up the chieftaincy and there should be a new Andani chief.
So anyway, the funeral rights of the dead chief cannot be done until a new chief is appointed which cannot be done until it is decided which tribe should hold the chieftaincy. He was killed in 2002! recenty they have been holding more discussions and they have arranged a funeral for Ya-Na Yakubu Andani II on the 10th April and after that a new chief will be appointed.
So it will be interesting times to see what happens and hopefully it will all be sorted out peacefully!
here’s what the BBC said at the time BBC news 5th April 2002
