Bauchi Emirate suspends Reps member indefinitely for disrespecting Emir

The Bauchi Emirate Council has suspended the member representing Bauchi Federal Constituency in the House of Reps, Yakubu Shehu Abdullahi, as the traditional title holder of Wakilin Birnin Bauchi indefinitely.

The suspension was contained in a three-paragraph letter to that effect with reference number BEC/ADM/20/VOL.X dated May 16, 2021, and signed by Nasiru Musa Maidala for Secretary of the Emirate.

According to the letter written in Hausa, the suspension became necessary considering some “unbecoming behaviour” of the lawmaker which amounted to disrespect to the Emir of Bauchi, Dr Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, District and village heads as well as other traditional title holders in the Emirate.

The letter specifically made reference to a situation that happened at the Government House on Sunday during the annual Sallah Hawan Daushe held to pay homage to the governor by the Emir of Bauchi and all the traditional rulers in the Emirate.

The Emirate Council faulted his mode of dressing in the presence of the Emir, district and village heads as well as other traditional title holders which the council viewed as grave misconduct and disrespect to constituted authorities.

The letter reads: “After thorough deliberation by the Emirate Council on your actions which are disrespectful to the Emir of Bauchi, Dr Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, you are hereby suspended as the Wakilin Birnin Bauchi indefinitely until further notice.”

All attempts to get his reaction to the development failed as he neither picked the calls put through to his mobile number nor replied to SMS and WhatsApp messages sent to him as of the time of filing this report. (Tribune)