Emir of Ilorin cautions Kwara monarchs against misuse of traditional titles
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has described as sacrilegious the alleged misuse of titles by some traditional rulers in the state. According to Mallam Abdulazeez Arowona, the National Secretary of Shehu Alimi Foundation for Peace and Development, who is also the spokesman of the emir in Ilorin yesterday, the Emir of Ilorin is a highly revered monarch who has been clearly distinguished by historical accounts.
Arowona noted; "The emir has on several occasions rejected been called and addressed as Kabiyesi, His Royal Majesty, His Eminence or His Imperial Majesty. He has rather expressed preference for His Royal Highness, a title which was unanimously agreed upon by all the northern Emirs.
"While the title of 'His Eminence' belongs to the Sultan of Sokoto, His Royal Highness is for the Emir of Ilorin. It is also on record that the Shehu of Borno, the Sultan of Sokoto and the Emir of Ilorin are the three historically recognised Shehus in the North East, North West and North Central respectively.
It is therefore, an abominable act for any monarch or person under any guise to illegally claim to be called and addressed as Shehu in Kwara State." According to him: "The title''Emir' means Amirul-Muhmeneen (leader of the faithful) and this symbolizes the significant roles played by the forbearer of the Emir in person of Shehu Alimi in the propagation of Islamic jurisprudence in different parts of the country.
"Therefore, the name 'Shehu' is not by any means a mere title or hereditary and it is not a common name that can be used by any person or group of persons except for the intention of mockery of the Emir of Ilorin or the entire Ilorin Emirate Council.
"The entire public should see the title of Shehu as the personal belonging of the family of the Emir of Ilorin and must not be contested, copied, or impersonated by anybody under any guise."
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
A.G.F Abdulrasaq Saad Belgore Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq Onilu Sayomi Femi Agbaje Saidu Isa Henry Olaosebikan Jare Olatundun Oluwatoyin Lukman Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs Air Peace Fatai Garuba Labaka Kazeem Oladepo Kamaldeen Gambari Oniyangi CCT Abdulrasheed Akogun Omar Gambari Hussein Olokooba Hikmah AbdulKareem Mohammed Saidu Bolakale Kawu Agaka Igosun Lanre Issa-Onilu Raymond Olaitan Abdulfatah Ahmed Aso Ofi Atiku Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike Reuben Paraje Olayinka Are Abubakar Aliagan Hamidu Olowo Buhari Idiagbon Bibire Ajape Salau Kabiru Abdullahi Ilota Muftau Akanbi Oke Iponrin Oko Erin Oyedepo Amina El-Imam Alfa Yahaya Road Rueben Parejo Sidikat Uthman Ajibola Mahmud Ayinla Giwa Ridwan Agboola TETFUND Joseph Daudu Nurudeen Muhammed Aishatu Ahmed Gobir Ariyo Yahaya Jibril Usman Saka Isau Olatunde Jare Yahaya Dumoye Oke-Odo Aminat Omodara Abubakar Abdulraheem Gaa Olobi Kwara 2019 Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla ANCOPPS Ajibola Saliu Ajia Special Agro-Industrial Hub IFK Abdulganiyu Oladosu Wale Oladepo Nigeria Customs Service Imam Gambari Segun Abifarin Ohoro Of Shao Halimah Perogi Abegunde Goke Summit University

