TABTODA displaced communities rejects siting of Headquarters of Sayawa Chiefdom in Tafawa Balewa
By, Abdulwahab Muhammad Bauchi
The displaced communities of Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area under the Tafawa Balewa Town Development Association TABTODA has rejected the pronouncement of the Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed to cite the Headquarters of Sayawa Chiefdom inside Tafawa Balewa town.
The secretary of the Association Mallam Yunusa Ado said this in Bauchi, when he addressed a Press Conference, He said
"for a long time they had conceded to the creation of the Sayawa Chiefdom if that would bring lasting peace to the area. But we also made it categorically clear that we would never accept inclusion of Tafawa Balewa town in the domain of the Chiefdom not to talk of citing its headquarters there"
He said, "This view was severely communicated to His Excellency, Governor Bala Muhammad in different ways and by different and various well respected persons and groups."
Yunusa explained that Tafawa Balewa town was founded by Fulani thats make its meaning black stone in fulani language and all villages and settlements in Tafawa Balewa are not villages, how can they pay allegiance to Sayawa Chiefdom"
He said all the commissions of enquiries set up that investigated Tafawa Crises, informed the State Government that Tafawa Balewa is not a Sayawa town and they recommended for the creation of Sayawa Chiefdom in Bogoro local Government area.
Yunusa alleged that the recent fact finding committee set up by the government is one sided because it didn't carry all stakeholders from Tafawa Balewa it was created clandestinely.
He called on Governor Bala not to disregard all reasonable and sensible advices giving to him, because its unjust and it will look like the government is being unmindful of the moral and historical implications and liabilities, His Excellency has intended to offer an invaluable gratuity and reward for the wanton shedding of the blood of more than five hundred (500+) Muslims in TAFAWA-BALEWA ( in the years 1991, 1995, 2001 and 2011) to the perpetrators of that monumental violence and savagery , who had never been brought to justice."
He said the reason why
Displaced person didn't return to Tafawa because the government intervened; they stationed security personnel to ensure peace and the matter is still in court, but if the government can withdraw all the securities,we will go and take over our land.
You would recall , the Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala AbdulKadir Muhammad, said that he was going to create the Sayawa Chiefdom and would site its headquarters in Tafawa Balewa Township. He made the statement after he received the report of a Fact Finding Committee on the Creation of the Chiefdom.
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