War between Emir of Bauchi and deputy over disrespect

By Eric Patrick 


 The Emir of Bauchi Alhaji Rilwanu Sulaimanu Adamu has ordered the suspension of his deputy, the Waziri of Bauchi Mohammadu Bello- Kirfi from the Bauchi state Emirate Council The Emirs directive was made available in a statement on Monday, March 6.

The statement said Bello-Kirfi, a former minister of special duties during the President Olusegun Obasanjo regime 
was suspended for his disloyalty.

Although it is not specifically clear what the Waziri did, 
According to ERICGOSSIP reports that an incident between the Emir and his deputy at the Mosque could have led to
 the suspension.

The Emir in his statement said his second in command
 was suspended due to, "unsatisfactory conduct and
 disloyalty to the Bauchi Emirate”.

It was gathered that on Friday, March 3, during the Juma'at
prayer, the Waziri openly rebuked the Emir after he had signaled another Alhaji to stand up from a seat.

“When the Waziri came into the mosque, he saw Alhaji 
Adamu Aliyu (The Walin Katagum), former Nigeria Ambassador to Japan, sitting close to the Emir which 
was supposedly his position," a
source said.

“The Waziri felt it was not right and promptly reprimanded 
the Wali and as the Wali made to change his position, the 
Emir of Bauchi held his hand and asked him to remain 
seated.

“The action of the Emir, according to our source, led the
 Waziri to rebuke the Emir openly, telling him that he is not
 the rightful person to occupy the position, saying the Emir’s action was tantamount to bringing disrespect to the Bauchi emirate council.”

The source added that the Emir was furious with the
 public disrespect of the Waziri and directed his immediate and permanent suspension to assert his authority.