General News of Sunday, 17 March 2019Source: Albert FutukporUnited States Ambassador visits Ya-NaUS Ambassador in a hand shake with Mion LanaMadam Stephanie Sullivan, United States Ambassador to Ghana on Friday paid a courtesy call on the Overlord of Dagbon Kingdom, Ya-Na Mahama Abukari (II) at the Gbewaa Palace at Yendi to congratulate him on his ascension to the skin. Ya-Na Abukari (II) spoke about the interventions of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the region expressing gratitude to the United States Government for its continued efforts at ensuring peace and development in the area. He then conferred the title of Peace Queen on Ambassador Sullivan, where she was dressed in traditional attire to match. Ambassador Sullivan later paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Mion (Mion Lana) Mahamadu Abdulai at his palace at Mion to congratulate him on his enskinment. Ambassador Sullivan urged especially husbands to support their wives to help improve maternal and newborn care in the area.

Source: GhanaWeb March 17, 2019 01:07 UTC