Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia
Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has been charged to continue to pursue the vision of true statesmanship just like the New Patriotic Party forbears, including DS Dombo, who hailed from the North.
DS Dombo was a renowned Ghanaian politician and teacher who became King Simon Diedong.
The charge followed an enskinment ceremony for the Vice-President during a courtesy call on the chief of Duori, Naa Dombo III, as part of his official working visit to the Upper West Region.
Naa Dombo III also bestowed on him a chieftaincy title, “Leweh”, to wit, “the chief (Dombo) has returned”.
According to the chief, the family acknowledges the contributions of Dr Bawumia in re-igniting the link between the two families “that championed the vision of the tradition”.
He described his intervention as timely, and prayed God grants him the strength and fortitude to soldier on till the dream of the two families that started decades ago is achieved.
“We acknowledge your intervention in re-establishing the link between the Dombos and the Bawumias. I am by this tasking you to pursue the vision of your father Dombo from where he left off. You have henceforth been tasked with the responsibility as a true son to achieve this dream that was birthed decades ago,” he stated.
Traits
He explained that it was as a result of the traits of the late SD Dombo seen in the Vice-President that led the Dombo family to honour him with the title to encourage him to achieve his assigned task.
Dr. Bawumia was also named as co-Chairman of the SD Dombo Foundation. The Vice-President later paid glowing tribute to one of the pillars of the NPP at his graveside where he laid a wreath, and prayed for his peaceful repose.
The late Douri-Na was reputed to be the first educated chieftain in the Upper Region. He was one of the founders of the Northern People’s Party, and became its first Chairman, with Mumuni Bawumia (the Vice President’s father) as Vice Chairman. The Northern Peoples Party later merged with other parties to form the United Party.
During the Second Republic, Dombo was also a member of the first Parliament under the membership of the Progress Party after he was elected in the 1969 general elections.
He was Minister of Health, and later Minister of Interior, in the Busia administration.
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