More trouble for sacked Niger SUBEB chairman as Emir of Kontagora strips him of traditional title

From John Adams, Minna

Barely three weeks after his sack as the Chairman of the Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB) by the state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, the Emir of Kontagora, Sarkin Sudan of Kontagora, Alhaji Mohammadu Barau Muazu II, has striped Dr Isah Adamu of his traditional title with immediate effect.

The emir in a letter dated August 17 said the decision to terminate Dr Adamu’s title as the “Tambarin Kontagora” was reached after due consultations with the members of the Emirate Council.

The letter titled, ‘”Termination of appointment as Tambarin Kontagora”, and signed by the Secretary of the Emirate Council, Samaila Mohammed Fodio, reads:

“I wish to inform you that His Royal Highness, the Sarkin Sudan of Kontagora, Alhaji Mohammadu Barau Muazu 11, after consultations with members of Kontagora Emirate Council has approved and directed for the immediate termination of your appointment as Tambarin Kontagora.”

The Emirate accused the sacked SUBEB Chairman of what it called “indiscipline, disloyalty and abuse of office” as the Chairman of the state Universal Basic Education Board, saying: “The decision was reached to safeguard the tradition and prestige of Kontagora Emirate that has been a desperate need for good ambassadors.

“Kindly know that this decision was taken due to your gross misconduct which is viewed as an act of indiscipline, disloyalty and abuse of office,” the letter added.

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It could be recalled that the State Governor, had last month, sacked the NSUBEB Chairman, and the Director General Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), Alhaji Ibrahim Arah for alleged corruption and incompetence, respectively.

While Dr Adamu was fired for alleged misappropriation of public funds worth over a billion naira, the SGD boss was relieved of his appointment for his inability to pilot the affairs of his office as required by the state government.

The sack of Dr Adamu, also a lecturer with the state-owned Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane.

In the letter, the governor was said to have immediately approved the appointment of an acting chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu Nafuntua to oversee the board.

According to the letter, “the suspension of the chairman is due to some observed anomalies in the operations of the board.”