Bauchi Emirate Strips Ex-Speaker Dogara of Traditional Title

The Bauchi Emirate Council, North East Nigeria, has suspended a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, from bearing the traditional title of Jakadan Bauchi.

Gatekeepers News reports that the suspension was announced by the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Sulaimanu Adamu while addressing journalists.

The Emir was represented by Galadiman Bauchi, Surveyor Sa’idu Ibrahim Jahun.

Dogara’s suspension followed the attack on the Emirs of Bauchi and Dass, Alhaji Rilwanu Sulaimanu Adamu and Alhaji Usman Bilyaminu Othman, respectively on December 31, 2021 while on their way to Bogoro to grace the 21st Baba Gonto memorial lecture and book launch.

The Emir said the suspension was with immediate effect pending the determination of the matter before the court, where Dogara is standing trial among other suspects.

The Emirate said it was disturbing that Dogara, being one of those who hail from Bogoro and a traditional title holder of the Bauchi Emirate Council was suspected to be one of those behind the attack on the Emirs of Bauchi and Dass.

“At the recent Council meeting, we reviewed the case again and expressed our dismay that one of the sons of the area, a stakeholder and our traditional title holder who was mentioned as the one misleading the people and perpetrating the incident.

“More surprisingly, he did not sympathise nor show any sign of remorse towards what happened to their Royal Highnesses, the Emirs of Bauchi and Dass.

“The Emirate Council therefore decided to suspend his title of Jakadan Bauchi until the determination of the case by the court,” he said.