The District Head of Lame, one of the kingmakers in Bauchi Emirate and Sarkin Yakin Bauchi, Alhaji Aliyu Yakubu Lame, has organised an annual cultural durbar which attracted each community in the district to showcase its heritage. That event thrilled spectators and provoked exultation as it gladdened the heart and minds of spectators in remembrance of Late First Sarkin Yakin Bauchi, Mallam Muhammadu Mamman Kusu.
Alhaji Aliyu organized the annual durbar in his effort to promote peaceful coexistence, unity of purpose and cultural development in the emirate and to remember the legacies left behind by Late Sarkin Yakin Bauchi, Mamman Kusu who fought the war during the reign of Shehu Usman Danfodio.
Our correspondent who was at the venue of the event, reports that spectators were enthralled by the exhibition of dances and other displays by various cultural troupes, while hunters honoured the occasion with several gun shots in the air. Decked in their different costumes, the troupes matched in a procession to the stage to display in Lame Central Primary School
Also, entertaining spectators were Fulani, Jarawa dancers, dancers from Dass, other neighbouring districts, villages and hunters who displayed their prowess with bows and arrows and guns.
Among the Dignitaries at the occasion were the Barden Kudun Bauchi, Dr Hayatu Mustafa, Chigarin Bauchi, Alhaji Sanusi Yakubu Wanka, Rector Federal Polytechnic Kaltungo, Dr Suleiman Lame, Katukan Bauchi, District Head of Toro and many traditional and community leaders. Thousands of people from all walks of life attended the occasion.
Speaking to SUNDAY STANDARD at the Lame Palace, Dr Hayatu Mustapha Barden Kudun Bauchi commended the SarkinYakin Bauchi, Aliyu Yakubu Lame for his effort to unite his people, to promote peace and security and to remember the legacies and contributions of our fallen heroes like Mamman Kusu towards the development of Islam.
He said Aliyu Sarkin Yaki has set a pace for others to follow and commended him for the peace enjoyed in his domain. He said, “ We can’t do or achieve this stride without realigning our culture, even as incredible feats have been reached and can be attained using our culture”.
On his part, the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Kaltungo, Dr Suleiman Lame, stressed the importance of the event and explained that natives could only be identified by showcasing their culture and tradition, noting that they should not allow other Nigerians to come and show them their cultures. He appreciated the district head and members of his council for promoting peace across the state, emirate, Lame District and the country at large.