Kingmakers of the Jirapa traditional area in the Upper West region have proclaimed a 41-year-old educationist as the new paramount chief for the Jirapa traditional area.

The proclamation was a unanimous decision by representatives of all the kingmakers of the Jirapa traditional area after a rigorous process to find a successor of the Jirapa skin following the demise of the paramount chief of the area, Naa Ansoleh Ganaa II.

The new chief, Justice Donlabon Denaa, who currently works at the Jirapa Municipal Education Directorate, until his selection, was the regent for the Jirapa skin after the demise of Naa Ansoleh Ganaa II, who served as IGP under the Rawlings regime and was known in private life as Peter Nanfuri.

The unanimous decision on Justice Donlabon Denaa came not as a surprise to many within the Jirapa traditional area, considering his wealth of experience in the culture and traditions of Jirapa, as well as his social standing as the current regent for the Jirapa skin.

Justice Donlabon Denaa is the 5th to ascend the Jirapa traditional throne.

He said his rich experience was already bearing fruit for the Jirapa traditional area, as an ultramodern traditional council block has been constructed through his lobbying.

As the kingmakers continue with their rituals ahead of the outdooring of the new chief, the young and old in the Jirapa traditional area are waiting with bated breath to see the reign of Naa Justice Donlabong Denaa as the substantive chief.

Source: Citi FM