Jira Bikunuto Jewu Soale I (born May 16, 1954)[ citation needed ] is the 34th Yagbonwura of the Gonja kingdom. He succeeded the late Sulemana Tumtunba Boresa I. He was enskinned on Monday, 20 March 2023 at Nyange, the ancient capital of Gonja. [1] Incumbent Vice-President of Ghana Mahamudu Bawumia and former President of Ghana John Mahama attended the enskinment. [2] [3] He is from the Tuluwe gate. [3] [4]
He was born in Chama, a small town in the Tuluwe Traditional paramountcy of Gonja in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region.[ citation needed ]