Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has assured the new Yagbonwura of the Gonja State of Government's utmost cooperation as he seeks to develop the Kingdom, stressing that the enemy of the people is poverty and that peace is a prerequisite in our collective quest for development in the Kingdom and beyond.

The Vice President made the comment on Tuesday at the Outdooring of the newly enskinned Overload of the Gonja Kingdom, Bii-Kunuto Jawu Soale at the Jakpa Palace in Damongo.

"I want to assure him (the Yagbonwura) that the Government will give him the utmost cooperation in fulfilling his vision for the development of the Yagbon State...We should always remember that out enemy is poverty and we should make sure that we come together to have development, development we cannot have without peace. And therefore we need to hold peace as a very high level objective and work towards getting peace among ourselves," he noted.

The new Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jawu Soale was chosen by king makers in a most peaceful and orderly manner that has won the hearts of many across the country. He was enskinned yesterday at Nyange in strict compliance with the customs and traditions of the Gonja people.

Source: Ghana/sompaonline.com/K.Peprah