Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has stripped himself and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Governor Boni Haruna, and others of traditional titles.
The trio holds the titles of Sarki Yaki Mubi, Waziri Adamawa, and Makama Mubi respectively. This is along with all other traditional title holders in the state whose traditional jurisdictions have been affected by the recent exercise of the creation of emirates and chiefdoms.
Making this proclamation at the coronation ceremony of the newly appointed Chief of Madagali chiefdom, Fintiri proclaimed that as a policy, all district heads are to transfer their loyalty, rights, and privileges to their new emirates and chiefdoms.
He added: “Hence, traditional titles acquired from the old emirates and chiefdoms are hereby dropped.
“The constituted traditional councils of the new emirates and chiefdoms, are therefore directed to recommend new titles for approval in line with the statutory dictates of the tradition.”
Incidentally, all the new emirates and chiefdoms were carved out of the emirates of Adamawa and Mubi from which they all hold their traditional titles.
Fintiri, who hails from Madagali, holds the traditional title of Sarki Yaki Mubi; Atiku, who hails from Jada, holds the title of Waziri Adamawa; and Haruna, who hails from Michika, holds the title of Makaman Mubi.
By implication, therefore, Fintiri himself, Atiku, Haruna, and all others whose traditional jurisdictions are affected have lost their titles.
As directed by the Governor, the Lamido of the present Adamawa emirate is expected, if he is so desirous, to forward Atiku’s name along with others for reappointment to the governor for approval.
(Agency Report)
