The Emir of Bauchi, Dr. Rilwanu Sulaiman Adamu, has charged all traditional title holders in the state to remain upright, loyal and diligent in the discharge of their responsibilities.
The Emir gave the charge while officially turbaning a popular business mogul, Alh. Yakubu Ibrahim as the Santurakin Bauchi in his palace.
According to the Emir, “This would help in upholding the sacred nature of the Bauchi Emirate Council and enhance its mutual trust and reverence of the good people of Bauchi State”.
He however, urged the newly installed traditional title holder to always tread the footprint of his late father, Alh. Yakubu Lame, who held the title with absolute dignity, patience and fear of God.
“Your late father had been a good ambassador of the emirate whose enormous contributions to the upliftment of the living standards of the people of the state and the emirate in particular were unquantifiable, especially as regards to their livelihood,” the Emir said.
Speaking shortly after his installation, Ibrahim appreciated the Emir for finding him worthy of wearing his late father’s shoes at the Emirate Council.
He promised to abide by the culture and traditions of the institution, as well as assuring to positively contribute to the emirate and pledged his unalloyed loyalty to the emir, praying to God to enable him succeed in the tasks ahead.
“By the grace of the Almighty Allah, i will do what will push the emirate, Bauchi State and the country at large, forward.
“Santuraki is a post that has been in existence for a very long time and it means the most trustworthy amongst the sons of a king in Kano.
“If a child is very close to the king and does all his bidding, he will be bestowed the title Sarkin Turaka which is Santuraki in abbreviation.
“Thank God the name Santuraki came to Bauchi and I was chosen as one which I inherited from my late father,” he explained.
Also, one of the kingmakers, Alh. Aliyu Yakubu, District Head of Lame, who lauded the Emir for putting a round peg in a round hole, said the installation was not only important to the people of Lame District but to the Bauchi Emirate Council as well as the people of the state in general.
“We believe that the new title holder is equal to the task because he is such a person that is obedient.
“I want to believe that this Emirate has done the real thing they were supposed to do by fishing out somebody that is dedicated, honest, sincere and hard working.
The colourful ceremony was graced by a number of the emirate council members, relatives, friends, supporters and well-wishers who prayed for the guidance and blessings of the emir on the new Santurakin Bauchi.
