Dr Bawumia (in white and black smock with shades) has been endorsed by the Dombo family
Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday, December 13, 2025, paid an emotional visit to the home of the late iconic politician Simon Diedong Dombo, popularly known as S. D. Dombo.
The late Dombo, who represented Jirapa-Lambussie as a Member of Parliament in the first Parliament of the First and Second Republics of Ghana on the ticket of the Northern People’s Party, was also a founding member of the NPP’s political tradition, the United Party (UP), alongside other stalwarts such as Dr. Abrefa Busia and J. B. Danquah.
As part of his campaign tour of the Upper West Region, Dr. Bawumia called on the family of Dombo, who warmly welcomed him to the family house in Duori.
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Dr. Bawumia, accompanied by New Patriotic Party (NPP) figures in the Upper West Region—including former interior minister Ambrose Derry and former Regional Minister Hafiz Bin Salih—also visited the grave of the politician, educationist, and traditional ruler.
Both the Chief of Duori and the family of Dombo commended Dr. Bawumia for consistently visiting to show respect to the family and to the memory of their grandfather.
They wished the former vice president well in the upcoming primaries, pledging their support and prayers for his success.
The Chief of Duori, Naa Dombo III, described Dr. Bawumia as the “2nd Dombo,” expressing confidence in his prospects in the NPP’s January 2026 primaries and beyond.
In October 2022, the family of Simon Diedong Dombo, one of the founding fathers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), enskinned Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia with the chieftaincy title “Naa Lewa,” which translates to “the chief has come back.”
The enskinment took place when Dr. Bawumia, then vice president of Ghana, paid a courtesy call on the Dombo family during an official working visit to the Upper West Region.
The Chief of Duori, Naa Dombo III, explained that Dr. Bawumia received the title because he exhibited traits of their late father and had strengthened ties between the Dombo and Bawumia families.
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