Your Excellency the President,
The Inspector General of Police,
The Chief of Defense Staff,
National Security Minister,
Traditional Authorities, and the Good People of Ghana,

As Dagbon lays Yaa Naa Abukari II to rest, our hearts are heavy, but our responsibility to the future of this great kingdom is heavier.

Dagbon has bled for too long because of things that should never have divided us. We have watched how lies are easily bought and sold to mislead our people. We have watched how untruth plunged Dagbon into darkness for many decades. We have watched how parochial interest, personal ambition, and vested interest in keeping Dagbon weak set our development backwards, all in the name of the Yendi Chieftaincy matter.

Enough.

The lesson of our past must not be repeated.

The history of Dagbon teaches us one clear thing: when politics enters the palace, peace leaves the gates. When misinformation is allowed to fester, guns follow words. When people with no stake in unity speak the loudest, the youth suffer the most.

We are already witnessing it again. Some voices, people who cannot even read or comprehend the Supreme Court ruling of 1986 on the Yendi Skin and the Road Map to Peace that brought Yaa Naa Abukari II to the skin, are making reckless comments. They speak as if the sacrifices of elders, the security services, the government, and the Committee of Eminent Chiefs meant nothing.

If we allow these same behaviors that caused Dagbon pain for years to return, then we will have dishonored the memory of every life lost and every year wasted.

My appeal to the Security Services

1. Be proactive, not reactive: Deploy early, visibly, and neutrally across Yendi and all of Dagbon. The presence of security should reassure, not intimidate.

2. Deal firmly with misinformation*: Work with media houses, community leaders, and digital platforms to counter false narratives before they spread.

3. Protect the transition process: Ensure that whatever customary processes follow are done in peace, with full respect for the law, the 1986 Supreme Court ruling, and the Road Map to Peace.

My appeal to the Government of Ghana.
1. Put politics aside: This is not the time for partisan calculations. Dagbon needs a government that acts as a father to all gates.

2. Enforce the Road Map to Peace without fear or favor: The agreements that brought stability must be protected.

3. Invest in the peace you protect: Security without development is temporary. As we secure Dagbon, let us also fund education, jobs, and infrastructure.

To the people of Dagbon.

Yaa Naa Abukari II’s reign reminded us that peace is possible. Let us not return to the era where strangers profited from our division. Let us reject those “nobodies” who seek relevance through chaos. Let us read, understand, and defend the agreements that brought us this far.

Dagbon is bigger than any individual. Dagbon is bigger than any political party. Dagbon deserves leaders who will choose unity over ego.

As we bury our King, let us also bury the lies, the bitterness, and the business of keeping Dagbon weak.

Government and Security Services, the nation is watching. The ancestors are watching. The youth are watching.

Do what is right. Do it now. Do it for peace.

Ibrahim Hardi Landlord
Tamale, Ghana
16th July, 2026