Naa Puowele Karbo III, Paramount Chief of the Lawra Traditional Area, died on 2nd April 2026 at Bank Hospital in Accra. The death was announced by the Head of the Binne‑Karbo Royal Family, the Ajapisim Family of Wiaga, the Hon. Upper West Regional Minister Hon. Charles Lwanga Puozuing, Esq., the Lawra Municipal Chief Executive Hon. Cecilia Soyelleh, the MP for Lawra Constituency Hon. Bede A. Ziedeng, the Upper West Regional House of Chiefs, and the entire Kusiele Clan of Upper West Region, Burkina Faso and overseas.
The late chief was a retired National Director of the former Town and Country Planning Department, a former Vice‑President of the National House of Chiefs, and the immediate past President of both the Lawra Traditional Council and the Upper West Regional House of Chiefs. He was revered as a custodian of heritage, a source of counsel and a central figure around whom the people of Lawra gathered.
Funeral arrangements have been set for the coming weeks. On Wednesday 25 November 2026, the chief will lie in state at the forecourt of the Lawra Naa’s Palace and traditional funeral rites will commence. Thursday 26 November, Friday 27 November and Saturday 28 November will see the continuation of these rites, with burial and interment on Saturday. A nondenominational thanksgiving service will be held on Sunday 29 November at 1:00 p.m. at the same forecourt.
The people of Lawra, along with chiefs, queen mothers, friends from near and far, are invited to mourn and honour the late chief’s life and service. His legacy is expected to continue guiding the people of Lawra for generations to come.
