BY ADEYEMI AKANJI, BAUCHI – The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has been suspended from his traditional title of ‘Jakadan Bauchi’ indefinitely.
The suspension followed his alleged complicity in the crisis that disrupted during the memorial service for the late leader of the Sayawa nation, Baba Peter Gonto in December 2021.
Dogara, who is the former Speaker of the House of Representatives is currently the member representing Bogoro/Dass /Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency in the House.
The suspension was approved by the Bauchi Emirate Council after deliberations over the allegations brought against him before the Emirate Council chaired by the Emir of Bauchi, Dr Rilwanu Sulaimanu Adamu.
With the suspension, Dogara ceased to use the title of Jakadan Bauchi for any form of identification attached to his name.
The decision of the Emirate Council was announced on Monday in Bauchi by the Galadiman Bauchi, Malam Ibrahim Saidu Jahun while briefing Journalists at the Palace on behalf of the Emir, stressing that the suspension is with immediate effect pending the determination of a case on the matter which was instituted by the State Government against Hon. Dogara.
The Emirate Council noted that it was uncalled for, that Yakubu Dogara, being one of those who is from Bogoro LGA and a traditional title holder of the revered Bauchi Emirate Council among other Emirate Councils in the North to be suspected to be one of those behind the attack on the Emirs of Bauchi and Dass.
He further said; “At the recent Council meeting, we reviewed the case again and expressed our dismay on 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 sympathize nor show any sign of remorse towards what happened to their Royal Highnesses, the Emirs of Bauchi and Dass. The Emirate Council has therefore decided to suspend his title of Jakadan Bauchi until the determination of the case against him by the court”.
On Friday, December 31, 2021, the convoys of the Emirs of Bauchi and Dass, Alhaji Rilwanu Sulaimanu Adamu and Alhaji Usman Bilyaminu Othman respectively were attacked by hoodlums while on their way to Bogoro to attend the 21st Baba Gonto memorial lecture and book launching.
The Bauchi State Government instituted a criminal case at the state High Court against Yakubu Dogara and 27 others believed to have been linked to the crisis.
Many groups particularly youths and students from the Emirate have been agitating for Dogara’s suspension for what they described as disrespect to the Emirs.
Hon. Dogara is yet to react to the suspension.
