Ya-Naa Abukari II: Dagbon State clarifies correct royal name of late king

A member of the Andani Royal House, he was enskinned as the 41st Yaa-Naa on January 18, 2019, ending the 16-year Dagbon chieftaincy dispute and succeeding Yaa-Naa Yakubu II.

The late overlord of the Dagbon State The Dagbon State has clarified that the late King and Overlord of the Dagbon Kingdom should be officially referred to as Ya-Naa Abukari II, and not Ya-Naa Abukari Mahama II.

Ya-Naa Abukari II passed away on July 11, 2026, at the age of 87 and was laid to rest at the Gbewaa Palace in Yendi in accordance with Islamic tradition and the customs of the Dagbon Kingdom.