The Zaar Development Association(ZDA) has appealed to Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed to actualize the Sayawa
Chiefdom restore the headquarters of Tafawa Balewa Local Government from Bununuto Tafawa Balewa town.The National President of theSocio-cultural group, Engr. Isuwa Galla who made the call in an interview withnewsmen at the weekend in Bauchi said that the creation of Sayawa chiefdom hadalready been gazetted by the successive administrations in the state, hence theneed for its implementation.
According to him, “about theissue of Zaar Chiefdom, you know, many people have their traditionalinstitution, many people have their rulers and leaders. “His Royal Highness,the Emir of Bauchi is the Chairman of Bauchi Council of Traditional Rulers andthe Zaar Chiefdom is still under the council of chiefs, so if given thechiefdom, we will really appreciate it because that is what we have beenagitating for.”
“So I think in the interestof justice, fairness, for lasting development, progress, sense ofbelonging and also to balance everything, Sayawa Chiefdom should be actualizednow”, the ZDA President said.
Isuwa Galla who recalled thatseveral commissions and committees have recommended for the actualization ofZaar Chiefdom in Tafawa Balewa wondered why it is been delayed.
He also urged the presentgovernment of Bala Mohammed to with immediate effect return the Tafawa Balewalocal government headquarters from Bununu to its constitutionally designatedarea in Tafawa Balewa town.
According to him, since normalcyhas returned, the state government should restore back the local governmentheadquarters to where it was constitutionally located.
“The relocation of Tafawa Balewalocal government headquarters from its constitutionally designed area to Bununuwhich has been described as unconstitutional by many needs to be reconsideredin the overall interest of the people of the local government”, EngineerGalla said.
“Now, if the reason for therelocation of the local government headquarters to Bununu was due to crisis asit was claimed by the former administration of Isah Yuguda, I think normalcyhas since returned in the area, the Headquarters should be restored to itsoriginal place in Tafawa Balewa town”, he insisted.
WikkiTimes recalled that the headquarters of the local government was relocated to Bununu town during Isa Yududa’s administration following sustained ethno religious crisis in the LGA.
