Bauchi Emirate removes Bello Kirfi as Wazirin over disrespect for Gov

.Daughter resigns as Commissioner

SELYA YARNAP, Bauchi

The Bauchi Emirate Council has removed Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Kirfi from his position as a Council member and the traditional title of Wazirin Bauchi removed from his position over disloyalty and disrespect to Governor Bala Mohammed.

This was contained in a letter addressed to the traditional title holder dated January 3, 2023 and made available to newsmen signed by the secretary of the emirate council, Alhaji Shehu Mudi Muhammad

According to the letter, the decision of the Emirates said: “Kirfi was removed from his position over disloyalty and disrespect to the governor Bala Mohammed and the government of Bauchi State.

“I am directed to refer to a letter received from the Ministry of Local Government Affairs of reference No: MLG/LG/S/72/T dated 30th December, 2022”

The letter stated that, “The content of the letter indicated your disloyalty and disrespect to the Executive Governor of the State and the Government.

“In view of the above, you are hereby removed from office as Wazirin Bauchi and also as a Council Member of Bauchi Emirate”.

“The emirate council wished the removed traditional title holder the best in all his future endeavours”.

It would be recalled that Bello Kirfi was suspended in March 2017 during Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar administration in a statement signed by the Information officer of the Emirate Council, Alhaji Salmanu Yakubu Lame.

Shortly after the announcement, her son, Sa’adatu Bello Kirfi, who is also Commissioner of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Development, resigned her appointment

Kirfi, who was a retired federal civil servant, Second Republic Minister and former Minister of Special Duties, was removed over his alleged “disloyalty and disrespect” to the State Governor, Bala Mohammed.

In the letter obtained by our correspondent, the commissioner didn’t give any reason for her resignation.

She merely stated she was resigning and thanked the governor for the opportunity to serve.