The Bimbilla chieftaincy struggle: what we must know

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• Truth 11 years ago

  They government is confused about everything.
  When small boys who lack the knowledge on how to handle sensitive issues are in charge, what do you expect?

  They government is confused about everything.
  When small boys who lack the knowledge on how to handle sensitive issues are in charge, what do you expect?

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• IDRIS PACAS 11 years ago

  Consider these:
  
  You claim that the ladder of progression to the Bimbilla Kingship is known and that who occupies the seat after the demise of the chief in 1999 too is clear.
  
  And here are your 'corrections':
  
  1. Then t ...
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  Consider these:
  
  You claim that the ladder of progression to the Bimbilla Kingship is known and that who occupies the seat after the demise of the chief in 1999 too is clear.
  
  And here are your 'corrections':
  
  1. Then the 9 'kingmakers' are in really not empowered traditionally to elect, but they are mandated to confirm that chief on the highest ladder of the gate whose turn is to reign.
  
  2. Because each gate consists of only the one people, custom allows for someone who's never been a chief to be nominated. How? The chief at the highest ladder can nominate any suitable person from his gate. What is done here is that, the traditionally eligible chief steps down temporarily and the gate declares the appointee as the new chief. This practice makes the appointee a chief who has traditionally progressed to that stage. Thus, he qualifies to be the new chief.
  
  This argument is supported by common sense because it may be possible that when it's the turn a given gate, the chief at the highest ladder can die and even two or three of the subchiefs below him too can die. Under this circumstance, the low-ranking chief will be traditionally promoted and assumed to have progressed through the ladder before being made Bimbilla chief.
  
  I'm in no way supporting either side. What I'm saying is that you the educated people in Dagbong and Nanung have caused all these mess. You're those who have the money to buy guns and to hire killers. You're those who have money to hire lawyers. You're those who are clever to organize press conferences and to write one-sided news stories.
  
  All the above contribute to increasing tensions among the traditionally peaceful and uneducated persons. Without your meddling, the 'illiterates traditional Nanung and Dagbong people would have always resolved these differences amicably.
  
  
  The nation is fed up with you people. Instead of wasting time to write this one-sided story here, next time use the energy to tell your people to learn to sit down and dialogue.
  
  No group of persons exists on the Earth where discrimination or injustice in form never occurred. Blacks/Africans were traded as slaves. Today, Obama is the US President. God has plans for everything.
  
  Does differences in who occupies the seat call for blood shedding? No!
  
  Learn please!

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• Abase salisu 10 years ago

  Very insightful but am not in the as to what tradition demands with regards the norms and practices of nanung,but the underlying fact is the tempo of your presentation ,it rather of calming tempers rather than inflaming passi ...
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  Very insightful but am not in the as to what tradition demands with regards the norms and practices of nanung,but the underlying fact is the tempo of your presentation ,it rather of calming tempers rather than inflaming passions, but one point of correction kotokolies are not indeginouse of the area,if they are there it means they are settlers

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• Alexander Illi 11 years ago

  With such a bunch of partisan liars, I'm not at all surprised that confusion reigns in your little parish.
  
  So much is willfully omitted here in this article and these comments, that it is obvious even to a foreigner,
  e.g. ...
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  With such a bunch of partisan liars, I'm not at all surprised that confusion reigns in your little parish.
  
  So much is willfully omitted here in this article and these comments, that it is obvious even to a foreigner,
  e.g.
  
  - why has the "Gbugmayili gate [...] been widely seen as uncooperative" and by whom? ("widely seen" is written to avoid specific mention)
  
  
  - Why should the Nine Kingmakers "elect" the Bimbilla Naa, if it were from the outset unanimously clear that it should have been the Gbugmayili Nakpaa Naa, as even Mr. Andani conceded.
  
  (one commendable aspect of this traditional system was the requirement, that the king-to-be would have to have proven his abilities as sub-chief first.)
  
  - what's with the superstition, that Bakpaba Naas would prematurely die?
  If the "split' that occured at Mr. Dawuni's decision to ascend from Bakpaba to the vacant post of Nakpaa Naa was so crucial, then why is it not explained further in the article? The progression from Bakpaba Naa to Nakpaa Naa is described in the article to be conform to tradition, and only disputed by Mr. Andani.
  
  - The traditional regulations seem to be utterly unclear in many regards, since the "issue of who is the king of Nanung" has been the focus of multifaceted murderous controversy between the two "noble" Gates, as the article states.
  
  - quite likely the Government officials, police and judges were just confused by such a convulted situation, were even the natives cannot agree upon an interpretation conforming to tradition, so until partisanship by the administrative officials is more clearly indicated,
  I deem the arrests as neutral precautionary investigative custody.
  
  
  - Why should other "tribes" perpetually accept foreign rule "since time immemorial", when there is no force or necessity mentioned, that should keep them under this infantilising tutelage. No-one constantly likes to "pay hommage" (tribute?) to unkindred "skins". Some of the "tribes" migrated there in historic times, and some of the indigenous tribes are still traditionally without an institution of chieftaincy themselves, so it all doesn't make sense.
  
  That's just what bothered clear-sightedness at first fleeting glance.
  This systems seems to be a convoluted mess with too many overcome embellishments heaped up during the centuries by now.
  The whole precarious assembly of allegiances seems to be feebly held together by occasional eruptions of violent force,
  not by a common sense of cooperation, shared destiny and resources and brotherliness.
  
  After reading Mr. Idris Pacas' comment now, I could understand even more, if the Ghanaian politicians, judges, journalists, police and general public were confused about such widely varying claims from the native witnesses.

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• SUF 11 years ago

  Why didnt you explain the reason nanton naa salifu dawuni was denialled to be enskin as bimbilla naa?childrens from father side are allow to be the king of bimbilla not from sons from mother side,stop this lies and face the f ...
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  Why didnt you explain the reason nanton naa salifu dawuni was denialled to be enskin as bimbilla naa?childrens from father side are allow to be the king of bimbilla not from sons from mother side,stop this lies and face the fact.you suppose to be arrested.

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• hajj Doobia 11 years ago

  Like you arrested all those innocent people.

  Like you arrested all those innocent people.

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• concerned citizen of nanung 11 years ago

  ABA Fusheini,Haruna iddrisu and their cronies should stop meddling in nanung chieftaincy crisis and solve that of dagbong since their efforts at that will be much appreciated by dagombas.Their aim is for dagombas alone not t ...
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  ABA Fusheini,Haruna iddrisu and their cronies should stop meddling in nanung chieftaincy crisis and solve that of dagbong since their efforts at that will be much appreciated by dagombas.Their aim is for dagombas alone not to be having chaiftancy disputes. NANUMBAS should wise up and shame some disgruntled dagombas like the above mentioned

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• needless 11 years ago

  you claim to be a hajia and yet u are misleading people. All what u said is nothing but a lie. The fact ur brother Mr. Attah was arrested dosent mean u should mis lead people and speak against the gorvenments act. How can the ...
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  you claim to be a hajia and yet u are misleading people. All what u said is nothing but a lie. The fact ur brother Mr. Attah was arrested dosent mean u should mis lead people and speak against the gorvenments act. How can the family of Naa Andani object to Nakpaa Naa being burried in his own house?? Comlete senseless. Its so pittyful if after such an aborminable crime is commited and we would still sit to justify it. We better change our ways.......

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• nur-rullahi amback 11 years ago

  She is not misleading anybody here. Infact, every word she mentioned about the chieftain disputes in bimbilla is palpably true. And if u so think is a mislead as u've claimed, i think there should have been a reasonable way 2 ...
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  She is not misleading anybody here. Infact, every word she mentioned about the chieftain disputes in bimbilla is palpably true. And if u so think is a mislead as u've claimed, i think there should have been a reasonable way 2 go about this. Dont u think so? Einn, u should have written a rejoinder and publicise it as well. It is my mind that, it would have been better than the uncultured piece u came up with. I therefore put it 2 u that, Hajia's article is a pool of sense, u are rather senseless.

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• A. B 11 years ago

  infact this witch hunting by chieftancy politicians like A.B.A Fuseini will not help d peace process, they must remember they wl answer to questions on their leadership actions on judgement day

  infact this witch hunting by chieftancy politicians like A.B.A Fuseini will not help d peace process, they must remember they wl answer to questions on their leadership actions on judgement day

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• Onesimus Tibiso 11 years ago

  UJA as far as I have nothing to do with your desire to educate the public on facts from your perspective, I feel as any descending member of the area as absurd to refer to Konkombas as a smaller ethnic group in the area.you k ...
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  UJA as far as I have nothing to do with your desire to educate the public on facts from your perspective, I feel as any descending member of the area as absurd to refer to Konkombas as a smaller ethnic group in the area.you know that that is far from the truth. Now, how can I as an outsider to any of these claimants believe what you are seeking to educate us?

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• younger royal from nanung 11 years ago

  she is not talking about numbers when she refers to konkombars as smaller ethick group in the area but rather tradition. konkombas are settlers in nanug and not the custodians. anyway that is not the subject matter of this ar ...
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  she is not talking about numbers when she refers to konkombars as smaller ethick group in the area but rather tradition. konkombas are settlers in nanug and not the custodians. anyway that is not the subject matter of this article.

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• WHAT EVER 9 years ago

  UJA you have no case here let people continue to see your tribe as minority or ignorantly settlers so that you can take advantage as you have been doing

  UJA you have no case here let people continue to see your tribe as minority or ignorantly settlers so that you can take advantage as you have been doing

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• alhassan 11 years ago

  your brother will be jailed,nothing can stop that.

  your brother will be jailed,nothing can stop that.

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• A. farooj 11 years ago

  no point to make, people of your caliber should be lunched to pave a way for a lasting peace in naming. no lessons from dagban, you trouble monger

  no point to make, people of your caliber should be lunched to pave a way for a lasting peace in naming. no lessons from dagban, you trouble monger

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• Dagbandow 11 years ago

  You have refused to mention what the late Abarika told the king makers about the mistake he made in appointing the Nakpaanaa. Yours is an incomplete story. come again.

  You have refused to mention what the late Abarika told the king makers about the mistake he made in appointing the Nakpaanaa. Yours is an incomplete story. come again.

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• Umar Andani 11 years ago

  thank u very much Hajia for hittig the nail on the head. u are absolutely right and those that will criticise u or have criticised u are the blinded ones who will not see peace happen in Nanung. May Allah bless u

  thank u very much Hajia for hittig the nail on the head. u are absolutely right and those that will criticise u or have criticised u are the blinded ones who will not see peace happen in Nanung. May Allah bless u

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• Suhuyini, Tamale 11 years ago

  i am not a Nanumba but haven't read and listened to your side of the story and the history of your chieftaincy, i can now see the truth. the deceased might have caused the turmoil in Bimbilla. keep it up

  i am not a Nanumba but haven't read and listened to your side of the story and the history of your chieftaincy, i can now see the truth. the deceased might have caused the turmoil in Bimbilla. keep it up

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• napari 11 years ago

  I have been sad due to the absence of a chief of Bimbilla fueled by people who have nothing to do with chieftaincy. let them sort themselves out. they are capable of doing that. Once a peaceful, industrious and hardworking pe ...
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  I have been sad due to the absence of a chief of Bimbilla fueled by people who have nothing to do with chieftaincy. let them sort themselves out. they are capable of doing that. Once a peaceful, industrious and hardworking people dissipating their energy and wealth in running down each other for others.
  From where a sit the Government and its appointees has a lot explain.

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• kwame, Accra 11 years ago

  if the ladder of progression u have indicated is true, then u have one of the best successions systems in ghana. then i wonder why an educated mr Andani knew this and wanted to force himself on the throne. good work done. may ...
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  if the ladder of progression u have indicated is true, then u have one of the best successions systems in ghana. then i wonder why an educated mr Andani knew this and wanted to force himself on the throne. good work done. may u regain the peace once again

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• Shaperonwunizali 11 years ago

  My dear, princess you have spoken royal! Once a royal always a royal!!! In fact you have said it all! Am very much proud of you. You are one in billions! They are yet to born someone like you but not yet. " they don't need me ...
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  My dear, princess you have spoken royal! Once a royal always a royal!!! In fact you have said it all! Am very much proud of you. You are one in billions! They are yet to born someone like you but not yet. " they don't need metals to open that " their stubborn ears to understand this simple and clear language!!! My dear, when nature designs there is no comparison and that is you! Well done!!!

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• Alexander Illi 11 years ago

  hahaha so much is omitted here in this article, that it is obvious even to a foreigner,
  e.g.
  
  - why has the "Gbugmayili gate [...] been widely seen as uncooperative" and by whom? ("widely seen" is written to avoid specifi ...
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  hahaha so much is omitted here in this article, that it is obvious even to a foreigner,
  e.g.
  
  - why has the "Gbugmayili gate [...] been widely seen as uncooperative" and by whom? ("widely seen" is written to avoid specific mention)
  
  
  - Why should the Nine Kingmakers "elect" the Bimbilla Naa, if it were from the outset unanimously clear that it should have been the Gbugmayili Nakpaa Naa, as even Mr. Andani conceded.
  
  (one commendable aspect of this traditional system was the requirement, that the king-to-be would have to have proven his abilities as sub-chief first.)
  
  - what's with the superstition, that Bakpaba Naas would prematurely die?
  If the "split' that occured at Mr. Dawuni's decision to ascend from Bakpaba to the vacant post of Nakpaa Naa was so crucial, then why is it not explained further in the article? The progression from Bakpaba Naa to Nakpaa Naa is described in the article to be conform to tradition, and only disputed by Mr. Andani.
  
  - The traditional regulations seem to be utterly unclear in many regards, since the "issue of who is the king of Nanung" has been the focus of multifaceted murderous controversy between the two "noble" Gates, as the article states.
  
  - quite likely the Government officials, police and judges were just confused by such a convulted situation, were even the natives cannot agree upon an interpretation conforming to tradition, so until partisanship by the administrative officials is more clearly indicated,
  I deem the arrests as neutral precautionary investigative custody.
  
  
  - Why should other "tribes" perpetually accept foreign rule "since time immemorial", when there is no force or necessity mentioned, that should keep them under this infantilising tutelage. No-one constantly likes to "pay hommage" (tribute?) to unkindred "skins". Some of the "tribes" migrated there in historic times, and some of the indigenous tribes are still traditionally without an institution of chieftaincy themselves, so it all doesn't make sense.
  
  That's just what bothered clear-sightedness at first fleeting glance.
  This systems seems to be a convoluted mess with too many overcome embellishments heaped up during the centuries by now.
  The whole precarious assembly of allegiances seems to be feebly held together by occasional eruptions of violent force,
  not by a common sense of cooperation, shared destiny and resources and brotherliness.
  
  After reading Mr. Idris Pacas' comment now, I could understand even more, if the Ghanaian politicians, judges, journalists, police and general public were confused about such widely varying claims from the native witnesses.

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• kafilu 11 years ago

  great,you are bless for this.

  great,you are bless for this.

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• Danso, salaga 11 years ago

  ishare the same opinion as u. the article is very well written and objectively analysed. thanx for the piece

  ishare the same opinion as u. the article is very well written and objectively analysed. thanx for the piece

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• Ali Jara 11 years ago

  this is the first time a detailed account has been made of the bimbilla chieftaicy issues sice the murder of the man. u have done us a lot of good by coming out with such an objective presentation. God Bless u

  this is the first time a detailed account has been made of the bimbilla chieftaicy issues sice the murder of the man. u have done us a lot of good by coming out with such an objective presentation. God Bless u

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• Adam haterlover ibnsualis 11 years ago

  Excellent write up. U are who we are lacking currently. ALLAH BLESS U MOTHER.

  Excellent write up. U are who we are lacking currently. ALLAH BLESS U MOTHER.

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• Iddrisu A. Issah, Bimbilla 11 years ago

  Truelythe writer of the Bimbilla crushes has hit the nail right on the head, but the corection i want to make is the Nanumba kingmakers.The last kingmaker in the article is Juali Naa but not Djua naa. Again it is Langiri naa ...
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  Truelythe writer of the Bimbilla crushes has hit the nail right on the head, but the corection i want to make is the Nanumba kingmakers.The last kingmaker in the article is Juali Naa but not Djua naa. Again it is Langiri naa butb not Laginja naa as appeared in the article.
  On the part of the Bimbilla chieftaincy every truful nanumba knows the right successor to the throne. History has actually repeated it self here when mr Andani father naa Dassana faced the same three against six king makers against Bakpaba naa Dawuni who was older and had suport from both the six kinmakers and the public in 1956.
  The then regional commissioner, Avavana and government officials intervained and allowed the tradition and custom worked. Dasana who was at the nakpa skin was decleared the rightful candidate despite the fact that only three kingmakers were suporting him. This is indeferent, mr Andani should not have waited till people make references to that, the matter is not long. Anyway I donot blame him but the suportors who were bribed to the detriment of their integrity. Juali Naa Awaki who was the olderst amongs all the nine kingmakers refused these bribes on two occassions including the influence of wulensi chief. Gov't should rather look into the matter acoording to the Nanumba tradition but not to the whims of NDC party and the people of Tamale. Is not too late for getting the righful chief for Bimbilla. Chieftaincy is not self impose. Iam astonishehed when city news reported that Azindow was Kpatihi naa and an elder from the gbumayili gate. Nanumbas let us truful in our sayings; is it realy true that Azindow has been enskined as kpatihi naa? if so when and who enskined him? The other question that realy worried me is Azindow calling himself elder member of Gbumayili gate when Fusien Balga and co are older than you, well.
  I conclude by saying that the governt quick intervention in the burrier and regency is not and never the lasten solution to the problem becausein an attempt by the so assumed regent to enkin any sub chief the matter will now escalate to villages. I condemn the arrest of the bangyili members.
  This is the attitude of the Gbumayili gate, they use to ploting each other.

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• Alexander Illi 11 years ago

  Several notoriously lying fractions tend to constantly contradict each other about their alleged mess of 'oral' "traditional rules".
  
  Totally secretive and tight-lipped to "outsiders" like police investigators, but always p ...
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  Several notoriously lying fractions tend to constantly contradict each other about their alleged mess of 'oral' "traditional rules".
  
  Totally secretive and tight-lipped to "outsiders" like police investigators, but always pleading to them, if they think they can gain something over their parochial "enemies".

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• Doo Bia 11 years ago

  What a disgrace? You just exposed your ignorance. The Government has to act using the the most current ruling which came from the Regional House of chiefs declaring Naa Andani Dasana as the substantive chief.The fact is that ...
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  What a disgrace? You just exposed your ignorance. The Government has to act using the the most current ruling which came from the Regional House of chiefs declaring Naa Andani Dasana as the substantive chief.The fact is that Bimbilla is only for sons and grandsons.

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• SHAIBU 11 years ago

  Fair comments and objecti
  ve view. you are like a Nanumba.

  Fair comments and objecti
  ve view. you are like a Nanumba.

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• Alhassan Fatawu 11 years ago

  I think you are an educated fool u should speak of the qualities one must have before his can become a king. A great grant son cannot be a king the nakpa was a great grand son. His father h ...
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  I think you are an educated fool u should speak of the qualities one must have before his can become a king. A great grant son cannot be a king the nakpa was a great grand son. His father has never became a chief. And according to nanung customs before u become a king your father and grand father must be king. And the late chief was a truly qualified candidates. Because his father was a king and his grandfather was also a kind. so people should stop tarnishing the image of the government. At first the case was sent to high court under Npp administration the so called Nakpa could not win the case and from there it was sent to regional house of chiefs. And NAA Andani was declared as a winner. Nakpa NAA then sent it to national house of chiefs. And the case was still pending there before his was murdered.

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• Dawuni 11 years ago

  THIS ARE THE FOOLISH MENTALITY AZINDOO AND CO, HAVE GIVEN YOU THE ISSUE OF GREAT GRANDSON AND GRANDSON IS NEITHER HER NOR THERE IN NANUNG.IS ONLY DAGBONG THAT WE CAN TALK OF I.Hajia you are you are Good you have expose Andani ...
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  THIS ARE THE FOOLISH MENTALITY AZINDOO AND CO, HAVE GIVEN YOU THE ISSUE OF GREAT GRANDSON AND GRANDSON IS NEITHER HER NOR THERE IN NANUNG.IS ONLY DAGBONG THAT WE CAN TALK OF I.Hajia you are you are Good you have expose Andani and the Government.

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• SALIFU 11 years ago

  A BIG LIAR..A LUNATIC AND COMMRADES LUNATICS..IT IS ONLY LUNATICS WHO WOULD DO WHAT THEY DID..A CONCERN NANUMBA INDEED!..CAN U GIVE AN EXAMPLE WHO SALIFU DAWUNI'S GREAT GRANDFATHER,GRANDFATHER OR FATHER WAS AS BIMBILLA CHIEF? ...
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  A BIG LIAR..A LUNATIC AND COMMRADES LUNATICS..IT IS ONLY LUNATICS WHO WOULD DO WHAT THEY DID..A CONCERN NANUMBA INDEED!..CAN U GIVE AN EXAMPLE WHO SALIFU DAWUNI'S GREAT GRANDFATHER,GRANDFATHER OR FATHER WAS AS BIMBILLA CHIEF?? HE WAS JUST A MESSENGER TO THE LATE NAA DASSANA ABDULLAI (I) AND NOTHING ELSE!!

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• SALIFU 11 years ago

  YOUR BROTHERS WILL ROT IN THE CELLS AS SALIFU DAWUNI HAS ALREADY BEEN ROTTEN!!!

  YOUR BROTHERS WILL ROT IN THE CELLS AS SALIFU DAWUNI HAS ALREADY BEEN ROTTEN!!!

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• SEE MAN 11 years ago

  Hajia Salamatu Nantogmah Attah YOU ARE LIAR

  Hajia Salamatu Nantogmah Attah YOU ARE LIAR

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• Fuck u hajia 10 years ago

  Hmmmmm why is the truth so bitter? You wrote one way, everybody can see where you belong. My question is who was the father of nakpaa naa salifu? 2 How is his root in the gbugmayili? 3 was he related by mother line or father ...
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  Hmmmmm why is the truth so bitter? You wrote one way, everybody can see where you belong. My question is who was the father of nakpaa naa salifu? 2 How is his root in the gbugmayili? 3 was he related by mother line or father line to the gbugmayili gate? If you study his history very well he was related by mother line to the gbugmayili gate that alone has disqualified him, furthermore he was a truck pusher who self acclaimed himself with a chiefaincy title until your corrupt father who made him a little chief which he ur father later regreted. And apart from that his brother was suha naa of blessed memory who was older than him in their family how come salifu became nakpaa naa when he had big brother? Please write with facts and dont be parcial. We are all from nanung and we all know the 2 people very well. Mr. Andani father was king before naa Abarika Atta so he is legitimate and naa salifu had his chiefaincy through self proclamation. Deep ur Research into how he first became a small chief and how he betrayed his big brother.

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• abdulrahman jarinaa 10 years ago

  Please chiaftancy is aninstitution, you have to begin somewhere and end somewhere. I mean as the writer said, nanung paramauncy is so great that you can can not use your own name as varender boy and girls chairman to attain t ...
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  Please chiaftancy is aninstitution, you have to begin somewhere and end somewhere. I mean as the writer said, nanung paramauncy is so great that you can can not use your own name as varender boy and girls chairman to attain the royal statue. Please let us be frank and tell the truth. Where did andani begin in the ladder of the royalty? Any way we should all thing of regaining the teritory of nanung and stop this fuck. Cawards who canonly seak for meat. Shame on you. Come back and arest me and you will see. Bless be to the writer, she said all.

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• Mr You 9 years ago

  Hajia talk true before you die, Hajia can you swear that all wat you said is true.
  Hajia, how many court cases Salifu Dawuni win? tell the media the year you went to Bimbilla, Hajia am bleeding you and your brother to STOP ...
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  Hajia talk true before you die, Hajia can you swear that all wat you said is true.
  Hajia, how many court cases Salifu Dawuni win? tell the media the year you went to Bimbilla, Hajia am bleeding you and your brother to STOP buying GUNS to whitebat.

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