A member of the Adamawa Emirate Council, Alhaji Musa-Halilu Chiroma, also called Dujima Adamawa, has condemned the current passage of a invoice by the Adamawa State Home of Meeting, which mandates the creation of further districts, emirates, and chiefdoms.
This laws has sparked debate inside and past the state’s borders.
In a press release issued on Saturday, titled: ‘The altering dynamics in Adamawa State: A necessity for warning”, Chiroma expressed his frustration and issues over the far-reaching implications of the regulation.
He defined that intense stress from inside and outdoors the nation, following the passage of the invoice, compelled him to talk.
He stated, “For the reason that passage of the Invoice for the creation of further Districts, Emirates and Chiefdoms by the State Home of Meeting, there was intense stress on me from individuals inside and outdoors the nation over the contentious Invoice and the place of the Conventional Establishment.
“Due to this fact, as a stakeholder and member of the Adamawa Emirate Council, it’s incumbent upon me to ventilate my opinion on the problem with a view to placing information straight.
“My first response has to do with the pace with which these legal guidelines had been handed. In each circumstances, i.e., the creation of district regulation and the chiefdom regulation, the legislative course of was shunted, and the necessities for public enter had been jettisoned. That might not have been an error—it was deliberate, supposed to foist an agenda that will not survive correct democratic scrutiny.”
He criticised the committee tasked with reviewing the payments, describing their work as pedestrian.
He additionally warned of dire penalties from the implementation of the legal guidelines.
“A really lopsided committee that represents just one shade of opinion couldn’t do a lot apart from editorial work of crossing the ‘t’s and dotting the ‘i’s. In a system bedevilled by ignorance and self-interest, no legislative committee would produce such suggestions.
“From territorial delineation to the appointment of supposed rulers, from administrative bottlenecks to financial difficulties, these new constructions will quickly turn into sources of conflicts of monumental proportions for Adamawa State,” he stated.
He likened the laws to making a “Frankenstein monster” that would devour each its promoters and harmless residents.
Whereas condemning the focus of energy within the governor’s workplace, he lamented the backward course of the state, saying, “Making a draconian regulation that vests a lot energy within the palms of the incumbent is just a car that gives momentary aid from a everlasting ache.
“All of the powers within the palms of the governor will likely be exercised for a most of simply 4 years, and thereafter, they may devolve to a different individual. Nothing everlasting about it however so transient.
“Whereas different progressive states wish to the longer term by establishing legal guidelines that promote good governance, productiveness, and self-reliance, our authorities is transferring backwards by balkanising communities and stifling democratic participation. What that portends is an additional slide backwards in a Nigeria the place ahead motion is in dire want.”
He careworn the historic significance of Adamawa’s conventional establishments and the evolution of the emirate system.
“Traditionally, Lamido Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa, PhD CFR, because the paramount ruler of Adamawa, can be addressed because the ‘Premier Ruler of Adamawa State.’
“This stems from the historic trajectory of the state, as defined by a doc discovered on the Nationwide Archives Kaduna titled Quarterly Report – Adamawa Division. In 1976, when Gongola State was created, the Lamido of Adamawa grew to become the chairman of the Council of Emirs and Chiefs, a place held to today” he stated.
He condemned the governor’s actions, calling them “divisive and ill-advised,” and accused the administration of distorting the Fombina dynasty’s age-old heritage.
“The invoice for the creation of districts and emirates is ill-motivated, diversionary, and counterproductive. It portends hazard, with a bent to trigger chaos, disaffection, and mutual mistrust amongst residents,” he added.
Chiroma, subsequently, urged the federal government to rethink its stance on the brand new invoice, stating, “I’m calling on each the manager and legislative arms of Adamawa State to rescind their determination in direction of tampering with the standing of emirates and chiefdoms. All palms should be on deck to shun acts able to breaching peace and promote tolerance amongst residents.”
