President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday attended the funeral rites of the late Mion-Lana Abdulai Mahamadu, Chief of Mion in the Dagbon Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President was accompanied by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quaranic recitations, which formed part of Muslims\u2019 way of performing funerals, were held at the Mion Palace of the late Chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Nana Akufo-Addo, speaking at the funeral through Alhaji Shani Alhassan Saibu, Northern Regional Minister, said he could not speak himself because he was getting emotional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He expressed hope that the death of Mion-Lana Abdulai Mahamadu would bring unity to Dagbon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said it was his prayer that the people of Dagbon would put their heads together to find a good replacement for the late Chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vice President Dr Bawumia, who also spoke through the Regional Minister, said he was sad about the death of Mion-Lana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Nana Akufo-Addo donated GHc100,000.00, eight cows, and five bags of rice towards the funeral while Vice President Dr Bawumia also donated GHc80,000.00 towards the funeral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The late Mion-Lana died at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra on Wednesday, August 17, at the age of 48 years, and was flown back home, and buried at Sambu in the Mion District on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was the first surviving son of the late Ya-Na Mahamadu Abdulai (IV), who ruled the Dagbon Kingdom from 1969 to 1974.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The late Mion-Lana became his father\u2019s Regent at the age of 14, and for 30 years, he led the Abudu Royal Family during the Dagbon chieftaincy conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was enskinned Chief of Mion on March 03, 2019, by the current Ya-Na Abukari (II) when the Dagbon chieftaincy conflict was resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The late Mion-Lana left behind five wives and 12 children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The GNA understands that a son of the late Mion-Lana, who works with the National Investigations Bureau, will be installed on Friday, August 26, as Regent of the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n