DIYAKA SUKABE NINIA’ V ‘OUTDOORED PARAMOUNT CHIEF OF ZINI TRADITIONAL AREA l coconutnews24

A 33 year old Accountant of Plan Ghana an international NGO Tamale branch, Kouro Diyaka Sukabe Ninia V is now the paramount chief of the Zini traditional area and president of the Buwaa traditional council after he was outdoored to take the reins of  the Zini skin on the 11 of August, 2017 at a colourful ceremony at Zini.
Privately known as Sumani Sunkuso Diyaka Abu has been working for the past eleven years. He takes over from the late Doctawie Ninia the 4th, his uncle, who passed to eternity in 2010. For the past seven years, the traditional area has been without a substantive paramount chief for which he has promised to mobilize for develpoment.The area has four divisional chiefs with over nineteen communities all under the paramountcy.
During the outdooring ceremony, he was urged by the upper west regional house of chiefs registrar Mr. Baabina John who represented the president of the upper west regional house of chiefs “to unite his people towards development of the traditional area as they expressed gratitude for such a peaceful process it took to come out with a chief for Zini traditional area, a seat which was vacant and assured to offer necessary cooperation”. Kouro Diyaka Sukabe Ninia was encouraged to follow due process to be gazetted in other to gain recognition from the government of Ghana.
Kouro Diyaka Sukabe Ninia was tasked by the Gwollu Kuoro’s representative, Bulu Kuoro to be a responsible leader who is able to exercise patience no matter the situation he is confronted with. ‘’Should be firm and just in decision making. Meanwhile, members of the Zini community were admonished to support the chief and heed to his calls for development.

In a speech delivered by Kouro Diyaka Sukabe Ninia V, he recalled the historical reinforcement of peace and unity which the Zini skinship and its people enjoy through the instrumental role played by the first chief,Ninia. He assured to accept the responsibility and role to solve challenges the Buwaa area faces and outlined that poor BECE results, bad road network and land disputes are some of the challenges that needs to be addressed. “My role as a leader will not only be the pageantry we see most often as exhibited by leadership, but down to the grassroots where I can participate holistically without any challenges, we will come together as a people, we will prioritize our actions as a people, we will solve them as a people and celebrate them as a people,” he expressed.
The ceremony was attended by chiefs from other parts of the region, district, friends and well-wishers.
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