From Ahmad SAKA, Bauchi
The Emir of Bauchi Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu has appointed one of the king makers Alhaji Lawal Muhammad Kirfi as the new Wambai of Bauchi, and District Head of Kirfi.
The appointment follows the death of his father, Alhaji Muhammadu Ladan, who passed away after a long illness.
The title of Wambai is the fourth in hierarchy among the King makers in Bauchi Emirate, after Galadima, Madaki , Sarkin Yaki , then Wambai, Ajiya and Imam.
Wambai is a Council member of emirate, and he is one of the electors of the emir, as well as one who give slaughtering knife to the Emir when ever a new Emir is appointed. He however collects the knife from the Emir after being appointed as new Wambai.
The new Wambai Lawal is the Fourteenth Wambai of Bauchi. Shortly after the appointment, the Emir of Bauchi personally accompanied him to Kirfi, where he called on the people of Kirfi to support him for the development of the region.
Emir Rilwanu also instructed the new Wambai and others who are close to royalty to be patient with the responsibility of the leadership of the community that God has assigned on them, to show justice to their community and to be courageous in order to ensure that there is peace and stability in their areas.
He also called on new Wambai to be honest and trustworthy and accept advice from the people of his area in order to achieve success.
He however thanked the Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Muhammed Abdulqadir, for his support and respect for the traditional rulers and for the developmental projects that his government is doing in the State.
Also chairman of the Kirfi local Government, Garba Musa, thanked the emir for his love and affection to his subject and for the good leadership he has set for the people of the area, assuring that the local government will give new Wambai and other traditional rulers in the area all the needed support in order to succeed.
The New Wambal Lawal Muhammad Promised to work hard for the development of the area, and assured that he will cooperate with the other king makers, council members and traditional rulers to ensure the success of their work.
New Wambai was born in Kirfi town on 31/1/1963, 59 years ago and studied the Qur'an in from the Imam of Kirfi, attended primary school in Kirfi from 1971-1977, secondary school in Azare 1977-1983. He went to Staff Training College Azare, he worked in the Government House of Bauchi State before he went to Kaduna State Polytechnic where he obtained a Diploma in Business, he has done many jobs from the junior Accountant to the Senior Manager, he worked in Keystone Bank and Habib Bank
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