The Bauchi State government has reacted to the controversies trailing the the appointment of Secretary to the State government, SSG, Alhaji Suleiman, as the Emir of Misau, insisting that it followed due process.
The state government stated this yesterday while reacting to media reports on protests trailing the emergence of the new Emir.
The state government, insisted that section 3 (1) of the Chiefs ( Appointment and Deposition) Law 1930 confers on Governor Mohammed Abubakar, who received the list of nominees from the kingmakers, the power to endorse any of the nominees or any other prince even without nomination.
The government, through a statement by the director of press affairs in Government House, Bauchi, Ibrahim Sani Umar, maintained that in exercising his power, the governor was expected to endorse a person who has what it takes to provide an exemplary leadership.
According to the statement, nothing could be further from the truth, as Suleiman’s appointment followed his nomination by the Misau kingmakers, who nominated three out of about a dozen contenders to the throne.
The statement reads in part, “And you cannot be a contender, not to talk of being nominated by the king makers, unless you are a direct descendant of the first emir, Muhammadu Manga.
“The fact is, being part of the family of the immediate preceding Emir is not a requirement. All one needs is to have direct male lineage traceable to the Manga dynasty, through any of the ruling houses. And the traditional king makers know the ruling families well enough.”
The statement also denied insinuation that interference in the replacement of the late Emir was due to political interests, insisting that the issue of interference needed not to arise, considering the fact that the governor had the legal power to appoint and the person so appointed is deservedly qualified.
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