Adamawa: 19th Hama Bachama Gets Staff Of Office
…Sues for peace.
BY AUSTIN AJAYI, YOLA – The 29th Hama Bachama, Dr. Daniel Shaga Ismaila (Kpawo Nemwe, Gilong Diya) has been presented with his First Class Staff of Office.
The Staff of Office was presented to the revered traditional ruler by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State.
The Hama Bachama was selected on July 27, 2020 by the Bachama King makers following the death of Homo Honest Irmiya Stephen, (Kwire Mana Kpafrato II), the immediate past King of the Bachama Kingdom.
Governor Fintiri while presenting the Staff of office, commended the kingmakers for ensuring a hitch free selection process and for selecting one of the best nominees.
The governor while thanking the other contestants for the throne who remained steadfast despite not realising their ambitions to rule the kingdom, urged them to sustain the tempo for the overall development of the kingdom.
In his speech, the Hama Bachama, who thanked the governor for his support and spiritedness towards the Bachama nation, pledged to work hand-in-hand with the State Government to ensure eternal peace between herders and farmers in the area.
In his words; “It is important that I clarify some misconceptions and outright lies if only to disabuse the minds of everyone who lives in our kingdom but who is not of the kingdom.
”I have heard the lies and mischief being spread around that the Bachama Kingdom plans to flush out all herdsmen and non-indigenous persons from the Kingdom.
“This failed effort at blackmailing the kingdom is, to say the least, malicious, self-serving and pedestrian. And like other lies before it, this one too shall fail.
“No community or society can claim to truly develop while avoiding or refusing to accommodate others, and without embracing diversity and inclusiveness. There is power in diversity and I believe in this power.
“The United States of America is what it is today because long ago, she understood and took advantage of diversity to harness the very best of human resources from all parts of the world who worked to build and develop America.
”We have enjoyed relative peace and quiet for sometime now because of the strategy of continuous engagement and dialogue adopted by the state government.
”Frequent and regular dialogue between farmers and herders and between the leadership of farmers and herders and committed involvement of government and the security and peace reconciliation committee is paying off,” the traditional ruler assured.
The Hama Bachama pledged to work assiduously to promote the peace enterprise the government is preaching.
