Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has been stripped off of his traditional title, Jakadan Bauchi.
He was stripped over an attack on the Emir and his counterpart of Dass, 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 of Bauchi, HRH Alhaji Rilwanu Sulaimanu Adamu, announced this on Monday in Bauchi while speaking with newsmen.
Emir Adamu who was represented by Galadiman Bauchi, Surveyor Sa’idu Ibrahim Jahun, said it was worrisome that Dogara, as an indigene of 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.
