The former member of the House of Representatives, Salisu Zakari Ningi has been stripped of his traditional title as the Kauran Ningi by the Ningi Emirate Council of Bauchi State with immediate effect for criticizing the Bauchi state Government.
The former lawmaker also perceived a lack of commitment to the development of the Emirate.
The Emirate council stated that Zakari had criticized the recently flagged off dual carriageway in Ningi township, Bauchi–Ningi–Kano road by the State Governor Bala Mohammed on social media.
The removal of the title was contained in a letter dated 17th November 2023, written in Hausa and signed by Council Secretary Sulaiman Shehu Burra.
The letter as translated in Hausa reads: “Warmest greetings and best wishes to you. After this salutation, I have been directed to inform you that, His Royal Highness, the Emir of Ningi in consultation with his Council has removed from you, your traditional title of Kauran Ningi effective today, Friday, 17th November, 2023.”
“Consequently upon your lackadaisical attitude towards the development and growth of the Ningi Emirate. As well as condemning and rubbishing the developmental project the Emirate had yearned for over a long period in terms of a dual carriageway in Ningi township, the Bauchi–Ningi–Kano road, as heard in the social media.”
The award of the 11-kilometer Ningi-Gudduba township road project at the cost of over N10.3 billion by the government of Bauchi State had generated divergent views within the state.
Reacting to his removal, Zakari Ningi wrote on his Facebook page in Hausa “Today, Friday, 17/11/2023, HRH Emir of Ningi and his Emirate Council removed me from the title of Kauran Ningi.”
“The reason for the decision as contained in the letter to that effect, I am challenging them. I will speak on that at a later and appropriate time.
“However, I am very appreciative of HRH, the Emir of Ningi for finding me worthy and agreeing to honor me with the title of Kauran Ningi tun 2007.”
Ningi, who expressed gratitude for his past title, requested to be addressed as Malam Salisu.
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