Ilesha Baruba Stool: Prof. Halidu Abubakar emerges new Emir
He emerged in an election conducted by six kingmakers in December, last year.
The retired university teacher polled three votes out of six, reliable sources told our reporter last night.
Other contestants, Alhaji Mohammed Umar (Apolo) and Adamu Asaburu polled one vote each.
This medium had reported that over 10 aspirants eyed the stool from the four ruling houses (Derekureku, Sunomora, Dagbara and Sunaderu), following the demise of the late monarch, Alhaji Bio Uthman Abubakar.
Abubakar died in November, 2014, aged 71 after a protracted illness.
The late Emir, who was appointed in 2000, was a former state’s Commissioner for Works and Housing, General Manager of London office of the defunct National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) and held various positions before he ascended the throne.
Born on May 3, 1944, the late emir is survived by wives, children and grandchildren.
However, the new Emir is the Board Chairman of Harmony Holdings Limited and a member of the Governing Council, Kwara State University (KWASU), Molete.
Speaking to this paper yesterday in his office, the state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Abdullahi Sha’ab Umaru, confirmed that election to select the new monarch that would occupy the vacant stool had been conducted.
He, however, refused to confirm Abubakar as winner, saying the state government would make official announcement in due course.
“Election and appointment of Oba or Emir by the State Government involves some process and due processes have to be followed. So, very soon, the announcement of the new Emir of Ilesha Baruba would be made,” Umaru said.
He reiterated the government’s commitment to give traditional rulers their “deserved places in government with a view to contributing economically and socially to the society.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Ebola Iqra Books SDP Ilorin Innovation Hub Aishat Mohammed Lawal Law School Scholarship Ibraheem Abdullateef Olabimpe Olani Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Ayoade Akinnibosun IESA Air Peace S.O. Opowoye SGBN Principal Private Secretary HYPPADEC Bola Tinubu Oluranti Idowu Kayode Alabi Gurei Abegunde Goke Dauda Adeniran Adeshola Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory Abdulrahman Abdulrasak Arinola Lawal Communication Network Support Services Olofa Of Offa John Obuh Rex Olawoye State Bureau Of Internal Revenue Micheal Imoudu Local Government Pension Board Kwara State University Of Education Haruna Olawale Sulaiman Kwabes Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah Baba-Isale Kwara State Fish Farmers Association Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan Dankaka AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi Sabi Yekini Adio Yashikira Sheriff Olanrewaju Ojo Isekuse Senate Oladimeji Thompson Shehu Raheem Adaramaja Matthew Babaoye Halimat Yusuf Ahmad Fatima Bisola Ajia-Bako Elekoyangan Al-Ilory Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode International Vocational Centre Sa\'adu Salahu Bayer Nigeria Limited Illyasu Abdullahi Abdulquowiyu Olododo Mohammed Lawal Awodun Budo-Egba Kwara Poly Kulende-UITH Rashidi Yekini Alaiye Oya State Bola Olukoju CUTI Iyabo Adewuyi Harrison Osauwagboe SARS Taofeeq Olateju Government High School (GHS), Adeta SSA Youth Engagement

