Watch as Mahama kneels to greet Gonja Overlord at Hogbetsotso festival

President John Dramani Mahama has drawn attention at the 2026 Hogbetsotso Za Festival after he bowed and knelt to greet the Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I.The gesture occurred on November 7, 2026, when the president bowed to greet the the traditional ruler, a Special Guest of Honour at the event when he arrived at the durbar grounds at Anloga in the Volta Region.