One time Nigerian minister of Special Duties, Bello Kirfi, has gone to court to reclaim his traditional title as top Bauchi chief after he was last week derobbed by the Government of Bauchi state.
Kirfi, a Senior Councillor in the Bauchi Emirate Council has a history of conflict with the government of Bauchi.
Punch has reported that the retired federal civil servant, minister in the government of Alhaji Shehu Shagari in the 1980s and Minister of Special Duties during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo was stripped of his traditional title as “Wazirin Bauchi” and removed from being a council member for the second time in five years, by the Bauchi Emirate Council for alleged “disloyalty and disrespect” to the State Governor, Bala Mohammed.
The former minister, in his 90s got sacked via a letter addressed to him by the Secretary of the Bauchi Emirate Council, Shehu Mudi Muhammad on January 3rd, 2023 with reference No: BEC/ADM/20/VOL.XV and titled: “Removal from office as a Council Member and Traditional Title of Wazirin Bauchi.”
The sack letter reads: “I am directed to refer to a letter received from the Ministry of Local Government Affairs of reference No: MLG/LG/S/72/T dated 30th December, 2022. The content of the said letter indicated your disloyalty and disrespect to the Executive Governor of the State and the government. It therefore directed for your removal with immediate effect.
“In view of the above, you are hereby removed from office as Wazirin Bauchi and also as a Council Member of Bauchi Emirate.”
In Court
The former minister said that he had gone to court to challenge his removal.
“The Issue of Removal As Wazirin Bauchi And Council Member on the 3rd January 2023 orchestrated by the State Government via Emirate Council, have Undoubtedly generated controversies in and around the state, a statement Kirfi issued thriugh his son and official spokesperson, Yakubu Kirfi, said.
“People from all walks of life trooped to the house of Alhaji Muhammad Bello Kirfi on a sympathy and solidarity visit, it’s much appreciated.
“Unambiguously, the matter is currently before the competent court of jurisdiction, which will determine the legality of the purported action by the State Government. So far, there is no Official Press Statement/Release from Alh. Muhammad Bello Kirfi CON,” he wrote.
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