Ndan Ya-Na appoints Demong Kutung-Lana as new Chief of Mion
The Overlord of Dagbang Kingdom, Ndan Ya-Na Abubakari II today Tuesday 3 June 2025 has appointed Demong Kutung-Lana Alhassan as the new Chief of Mion.
The traditional ceremony was done at the Gbewaa Palace in Yendi.
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Mion-Lana Alhassan II was born in Yendi in January 1952. He is the biological son of Naa Mahama Bla (1948-1953) and NapaΙ£a Sanatu PaΙ£akaba.
Statistically, Mion-Lana Alhassan II is the fourth son of his father, Naa Mahama Bla. The first son (Zuu) of Naa Mahama Bla was Yaa-Naa Abdulai ΕmarigΙΕ (1954-1967). The second was Nasa-Lana NaantΙΙ£imah, followed by NabiyΙΕ SuΙ£iri as the third son. Mion-Lana Alhassan II is the fourth son. Currently, the surviving princes of Naa Mahama Bla are three: Mion-Lana Alhassan II, NabiyΙΕ Andani Mahama, and NabiyΙΕ ZiΕ-Naa AlhassaAlhassan. The surviving princesses are four in number.
After the passing of his father in 1953, Mion-Lana Alhassan II and his mother, NapaΙ£a Sanatu PaΙ£akaba, were customarily sent back to her natal homeβN Yaba Yiriβwhere they were cared for by his maternal family.
It will interest you to note that he is the only son of his mother, who hails from the renowned Achiri Damba’s lineageβa line distinguished for its warrior heritage and historical significance. Let us briefly trace this maternal descent:
The legendary warrior Achiri Dambaβrevered as “SapaΙ£a yi dimma di so tinΕmari dimbu dama tinΕmari ka galiga” β fought alongside Kambon NakpΙm Ziblim during the historic Battle of Adibo on 4th December, 1896. Achiri Damba gave birth to KaluΙ£u Musah, who fathered Wumbei and Neindoo. This particular Wumbei begot Jahinfo JΙrigu, who served as the Yani Jahinfo during the reign of Naa Abudu SatankuΙ£ili (1920β1938). Jahinfo JΙrigu fathered N Yaba Kojo, who in turn gave birth to N Yaba Yiri. N Yaba Yiri brought forth NapaΙ£a Sanatu PaΙ£akaba, the mother of Mion-Lana Alhassan II.
In 1960, at the age of eight, Mion-Lana Alhassan II began his formal education at Yendi Primary School. He later proceeded to Naa Yaakuba Middle School in 1967. In 1970, he gained admission into Yendi Secondary School as a pioneer student. Among his classmates were notable figures such as:
Naa Bapra Kpan-Naa Abukari Abdulai (Paramount Chief of Kpano Traditional Area)
The late Hon. Mustapha Ali (Former MP for Gukpegu-Sabonjida Constituency and Minister of Works and Housing under President Kufuor)
Dr. Abu Sakara (Former Flagbearer of the CPP)
Mr. Mumuni Mahama (Retired Educationist and former Director, Islamic Education Unit).
After completing his secondary education, Mion-Lana Alhassan II was employed as a pupil teacher in 1976. He initially taught at Zohe Experimental Primary School and was later transferred to DimΙΕ Primary School, where he served for about two years.
In 1978, he transitioned into a new role when the Ministry of Food and Agriculture employed him as a Plant Quarantine Officer, with his first posting in Saboba. In 1988, he gained admission to the Agricultural College in Nyankpala, where he pursued a two-year diploma program. Upon completion in 1990, he was posted to Gambaga as a Plant Protection and Regulatory Service Officer. In 1999, he was transferred to Bunkpurugu as a Plant Quarantine Officerβa role in which he served with deep commitment and passion. Mion-Lana Alhassan II served diligently until his retirement on 1st February, 2013.
Mion-Lana Alhassan II is blessed with three wives, ten children(6 males & 4 females), and fifteen grandchildren, forming a close-knit and cherished extended family. May his reign as Mion-Lana be marked by wisdom, peace, and prosperity, and may he continue to serve his people with dignity and honor.
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