Linus Oota, Lafia
The 17th Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Dauda Bage I, has assured of immediate steps to revive and reinstate the title of Galadiman Lafia of the Musa Gana ruling house to its proper position in the emirate council.
He stated this when the Galadiman Lafia, Alhaji Muhammad Jibrin, led other descendants of the Musa Gana ruling house to pay him homage on his emergence as the new Emir of Lafia at his Maitama resident in Abuja.
The Musa Gana ruling house had threatened to go to court to challenge its exclusion from participating and presenting candidate in the selection process for a new Emir.
The Emir said for years, the tittle of Galadima had been relegated to the background by previous emirs in the emirate and promised to do all he can to bring back its past glory considering the quality of leadership the Galadima had given that saw to the development of the Lafia traditional institution.
“As a successor of the paramount stool of the revered Lafia Emirate, I will ensure that I place the position of Galadima in its rightful hierarchy in the council,” the Emir said.
He added that he would continue to maintain the existing cordial relationship between the Dallah Dunama family and Musa Gana family, noting that it would be re-co-opted to its position in the Lafia Emirate.
He, therefore, prayed Allah to continue to guide and give the Galadima family the health and wisdom to continue to contribute in the development of the Lafia traditional institution.
Our correspondent gathered that in the past, the Galadima used to be the second highest tittle in the Lafia Emirate until other tittles were brought into the Emirate Council to overtake the Galadima tittle for the reasons best known to the previous emirs.
The Galadiman Lafia, Muhammad Jibrin, however, assured the Emir of their continued support and loyalty to the Emirate Council in the interest of peace and development.