The conferment of chieftaincy title on a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode is tearing the Shinkafi Emirate Council in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State apart.
The Emir of Shinkafi, Alhaji Mohammed Makwashe, had recently conferred on Fani-Kayode the title of Sadaukin Shinkafi. But the development has seen many of the traditional titleholders in the council resigning their position.
Among the chiefs to have tendered their resignation to Emir Isah are Hon. Bilyaminu Yusuf, Sarduauna Shinkafi; Alhaji Umar Bala Ajiya, Dan Majen Shinkafi and Hajiya Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari, Iyar Shinkafi.
Tendering the resignation of their titles and position in the council in a letter dated Wednesday, July 22 and addressed to His Royal Highness, Alhaji Makwashe, the chiefs decried the conferment of such a title on Fani-Kayode.
The letter signed by one of them, Yusuf, who is also the Commissioner, North-West National Assembly Commission, Abuja, read:
“With utmost respect and obedience, we write to tender our resignation as titleholders of Shinkafi Emirate Council in view of recent out of thought chieftaincy conferment on former Minister of Aviation, Hon. Femi Fani-Kayode as Sadaukin Shinkafi.
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