By; MOHAMMED KAWU, Bauchi
The relative peace Bauchi emirate and the entire state is enjoying over the years is attributable to the constant prayers being offered by the people under the tutelage of the Emir, Dr. Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, according to the Galadima of Bauchi, Surveyor Ibrahim Sa’idu Jahun.
Galadima Ibrahim Jahun explained that the emir used to instruct the district, village and wards heads to champion the cause of daily prayers among the emirate for peace, harmony and against retrogressive tendencies of any kind that tend to jeopardize or ignite troubles, disharmony, and or posing threats to the security to the people generally.
Surveyor Jahun was speaking on Friday on the eve of Saturday’s (July 30th) twelfth (12th) anniversary of the Emir of Bauchi, Dr. Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu on the majestic throne, having been installed as the 11th Emir of Bauchi in the year 2010 following the passing away of his late father, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu Jumba.
The Galadiman recalled that what often annoy the Bauchi Monarch was any dereliction of duty from any of his subject, particularly a district, village or ward head in their respective domains, saying such act often attract a disciplinary action on the defaulter by the emir.
According to him, the main preoccupation of the Bauchi emir is to ensure that his subjects are living in peace and harmony with one another, as well as exhibiting any skill or means of livelihood to fend for a living, as against engaging in any act detrimental or prone to insecurity threats.
He told the press, “The second thing that annoy the Emir is whenever he hears or learnt that one of his lieutenants or standbys is subjecting a disciple to a punishment, exposing such a person to untold hardship, or an unjustifiable treatment. Such an act often forces the emir to go irrational”.
He expressed delight that the emir following his commitment to the plights or predicaments of the down trodden, resilience to his emirate, the state and nation at large has earned the chancellorship of the University of Abuja by President Muhammad Buhari, after serving as the chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Akure in Ondo state.
Jahun, who is the Bauchi emirate senior counselor, hailed the Emir for his regular counselling to the youth, especially those that were not in schools to be skillfully productive to the society, and shun acts detrimental to the security of the emirate, state and the country at large.
Galadima therefore called on the people generally to continue playing the supportive role to the Bauchi emirate, and the emir, Dr. Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu as the chairman of the state council of chiefs towards the promotion of growth and development of the state and country in general.
His royal highness, Engr. Dr. Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu is the 11th of the 16 children of the late emir, Suleiman Adamu Jumba. He was born on October 14, 1970.
He attended Kobi primary school (1976 1982), Government Secondary School, Toro (1982 -1987), Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic (1991 – 1995), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi (1996 – 2001).
Dr. Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu worked with the Nigerian Ports Authority for some years. He also worked with the Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Authority before his appointment as the 11th emir of Bauchi.
Historically, the first emir of Bauchi was Malam Yakubu (1805 – 1845). After his death, Ibrahim Dan Yaqubu came to the throne and ruled for 32 years (1845 – 1877). Then in succession were Usman Dan Ibrahim (1877 – 1883), Umaru Dan Salmanu (1883 – 1902), Muhammadu Mu’allayidi Dan Ibrahima (died a few months after his emergence as the Emir in 1902), Hassan Dan Mamudu (1903 – 1907. Ya’qubu II Dan Usman was the seventh emir that ruled between 1907 down to 1941), Yakubu III Dan Umaru (1941 – 1954).
The grandfather to the present Emir Alhaji Adamu Jumba emerged as the ninth monarch. He ruled for 27 years (1955 – 1982). Dr. Sulaiman Adamu was the 10th Bauchi emir (1982 – 2010). He passed away at the age of 77. The current emir was enthroned on 30th June 2010 after his father’s death.
