Damongo, March 7, 2025 – Students, teachers, and the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of Yagbon Junior High School (JHS) in Damongo, today, marched to the palace of the Overlord of Gonja Kingdom, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale (I), to protest the encroachment of the school’s land by a private individual.
The protesters, clad in their school uniforms and holding placards, appealed to the Yagbonwura to intervene and prevent Mr. Nyari, the alleged encroacher, from further developing the school’s land.
Some of the placards read: “Mr. Nyari, please vacate our school land!!!”, “The land is designated for development of the school.”
In an interview with Spear FM’s reporter, Olu Jakpa, at the Jakpa Palace, the school prefect explained that the students were seeking the Yagbonwura’s intervention to protect their school’s land.
The PTA Chairperson, Bombowurche Memuna, disclosed that the Yagbonwura has promised to find a solution to the matter by Monday, March 10, 2025.
Bombowurche emphasized that the school, named after the highest chieftaincy skin in Gonjaland, the Yagbon skin, would not tolerate any attempt to encroach on its land.
The protest march was peaceful, with the students, teachers, and PTA members expressing their commitment to protecting their school’s property.
