Adamawa govt Announce Chiefs, Emirs For 7 New Chiefdoms And Emirates

Adamawa govt announce Chiefs, Emirs for 7 new chiefdoms and Emirates.

From Umar Dankano, Yola.

The Adamawa state government has announced the appointments of seven (7) selected people as chiefs and Emirs for the newly created chiefdoms and Emirates in the state.

Disclosing the announcement through a press statement issued in Yola Friday, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Humwashi Wonosikou stated that, the Governor charged the new appointed chiefs and Emirs to exhibit high sense of decorum, honesty and fairness in the discharge of their new saddled responsibility.

“Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, CON, has approved the selection of 7 new Chiefs and Emirs for Chiefdoms and Emirates recently created”.

According to the statement, the newly selected Royal Highnesses are: HRH Alhaji Sani Ahmadu Ribadu: Emir of Fufore,HRH Barrister Alheri B. Nyako: Tol Huba,HRH Prof. Bulus Luka Gadiga: Mbege Ka Michika,HRH Dr Ali Danburam (MBBS, FWACP, FCCP): Ptil Madagali.

Others that made the list includes; HRH Aggrey Ali: Kumu of Gombi,HRH Ahmadu Saibaru: Emir of Maiha and HRH John Dio as the Gubo Yungur.

“Governor Fintiri congratulated the new Majesties, emphasizing that their selections were based on merit and their popularity among the people.

“He urged them to be fair, honest, and responsible in their duties. The approval takes effect immediately”. The statement declared.

Meanwhile,creation and subsequent appointments of the new traditional rulers have been greeted with mixed reactions as some viewed it as a welcome development where cohesion and improved security atmosphere can be maintained.

But others are of the opinion that, the creation of such traditional offices are politically motivated to solely settle political scores especially to those Emirs and Chiefs who directly or indirectly supported the Opposition party candidates in the last 2023 governorship election.

According to former Commissioner for rural development in the state and former ambassador, Dr Aminu Iyawa, It is well known, going by tradition that royal stools are occupy by the princes and princesses who usually inherite the stool of a district head or that of an emir by birth.

Ambassador Iyawa said Traditionally, emirs, even where new emirates are created within the Usman Dan Fodio flagship Caliphate territories in Northern Nigeria, appointees are selected from among members of the ruling houses

“My hometown, Ribadu, happened to be under the newly created Fufore emirate, and I congratulate Hon. Sani Ahmadu Ribadu, for making history by becoming the emir, despite not being from a royal family.

“The bigger question that the people of Adamawa have been asking since the balkanisation of especially the Adamawa emirate is why?

“The answer to that is very simple. It is all politics and rooted from the last Adamawa State governorship election in which all the three emirs in the state; Lamido Adamawa, Lamido Mubi and Gangwari Ganye, were accused of openly endorsing the APC governorship candidate, Sen. Aishatu Dahiru Ahmad Binani.

“Governor Fintirii vowed to deal with all the traditional rulers that did not support him, and a number of district, village and ward heads were removed immediately after he was sworn in for second term.

“Some of his kitchen cabinet members pressured him to extend the same punishment on the first class emirs, but it was believed that the Waziri Adamawa and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar intervened and asked the Governor not to sack any of the emirs.

“Thus, the Waziri was able to save Ganye and the Gangwari from Fintiri’s whip, but could not do so for the Lamido and Adamawa Emirate. The Governor’s former Deputy Chief of Staff, allegedly, riding on the back of his brother’s (NSA) influence put pressure on the governor to ignore Atiku’s advise and at least, break the emirate in to two as the Lamido’s punishment.

“The new emir, Sani Ribadu, who is the younger brother to the National Security Adviser, Nallam Nuhu Ribadu, and former Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Fintiri, has link to royalty only through his maternal first cousin, Alhaji Hamma Tukur Njobdi, who is also my maternal uncle”. Ambassador Iyawa stressed.

Adamawa government announce Chiefs, Emirs for 7 new chiefdoms and Emirates.

From Umar Dankano, Yola.

The Adamawa state government has announced the appointments of seven (7) selected people as chiefs and Emirs for the newly created chiefdoms and Emirates in the state.

Disclosing the announcement through a press statement issued in Yola Friday, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Humwashi Wonosikou stated that, the Governor charged the new appointed chiefs and Emirs to exhibit high sense of decorum, honesty and fairness in the discharge of their new saddled responsibility.

“Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, CON, has approved the selection of 7 new Chiefs and Emirs for Chiefdoms and Emirates recently created”.

According to the statement, the newly selected Royal Highnesses are: HRH Alhaji Sani Ahmadu Ribadu: Emir of Fufore,HRH Barrister Alheri B. Nyako: Tol Huba,HRH Prof. Bulus Luka Gadiga: Mbege Ka Michika,HRH Dr Ali Danburam (MBBS, FWACP, FCCP): Ptil Madagali.

Others that made the list includes; HRH Aggrey Ali: Kumu of Gombi,HRH Ahmadu Saibaru: Emir of Maiha and HRH John Dio as the Gubo Yungur.

“Governor Fintiri congratulated the new Majesties, emphasizing that their selections were based on merit and their popularity among the people.

“He urged them to be fair, honest, and responsible in their duties. The approval takes effect immediately”. The statement declared.

Meanwhile,creation and subsequent appointments of the new traditional rulers have been greeted with mixed reactions as some viewed it as a welcome development where cohesion and improved security atmosphere can be maintained.

But others are of the opinion that, the creation of such traditional offices are politically motivated to solely settle political scores especially to those Emirs and Chiefs who directly or indirectly supported the Opposition party candidates in the last 2023 governorship election.

According to former Commissioner for rural development in the state and former ambassador, Dr Aminu Iyawa, It is well known, going by tradition that royal stools are occupy by the princes and princesses who usually inherite the stool of a district head or that of an emir by birth.

Ambassador Iyawa said Traditionally, emirs, even where new emirates are created within the Usman Dan Fodio flagship Caliphate territories in Northern Nigeria, appointees are selected from among members of the ruling houses

“My hometown, Ribadu, happened to be under the newly created Fufore emirate, and I congratulate Hon. Sani Ahmadu Ribadu, for making history by becoming the emir, despite not being from a royal family.

“The bigger question that the people of Adamawa have been asking since the balkanisation of especially the Adamawa emirate is why?

“The answer to that is very simple. It is all politics and rooted from the last Adamawa State governorship election in which all the three emirs in the state; Lamido Adamawa, Lamido Mubi and Gangwari Ganye, were accused of openly endorsing the APC governorship candidate, Sen. Aishatu Dahiru Ahmad Binani.

“Governor Fintirii vowed to deal with all the traditional rulers that did not support him, and a number of district, village and ward heads were removed immediately after he was sworn in for second term.

“Some of his kitchen cabinet members pressured him to extend the same punishment on the first class emirs, but it was believed that the Waziri Adamawa and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar intervened and asked the Governor not to sack any of the emirs.

“Thus, the Waziri was able to save Ganye and the Gangwari from Fintiri’s whip, but could not do so for the Lamido and Adamawa Emirate. The Governor’s former Deputy Chief of Staff, allegedly, riding on the back of his brother’s (NSA) influence put pressure on the governor to ignore Atiku’s advise and at least, break the emirate in to two as the Lamido’s punishment.

“The new emir, Sani Ribadu, who is the younger brother to the National Security Adviser, Nallam Nuhu Ribadu, and former Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Fintiri, has link to royalty only through his maternal first cousin, Alhaji Hamma Tukur Njobdi, who is also my maternal uncle”. Ambassador Iyawa stressed.