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Just in: Ex-VP Atiku Abubakar’s traditional title of Waziri Adamawa revoked

Per Second NewsJune 24, 2025706

The traditional title of Waziri Adamawa conferred on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been revoked, according to an Adamawa State Government statement.

The decision is a result of a new policy which mandates that all individuals holding traditional titles and serving as council members within emirate councils must be indigenes of their respective chiefdoms.

This was contained in a circular dated June 20, 2025, issued by Mrs. Adama Felicity Mamman, the Permanent Secretary in the Department of Chieftaincy Affairs.

The directive stems from the recent restructuring of traditional institutions following the creation of new chiefdoms in the state by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.

Persecondnews gathered that the Waziri Adamawa is traditionally regarded as the second most senior figure in the Adamawa Emirate, after the Lamido of Adamawa.

The circular noted that only indigenes of the Yola South, Yola North, Girei, Mayo-Belwa, Song, and Zumo districts would henceforth be eligible to serve as kingmakers or council members in the Adamawa Emirate.

This automatically excludes Atiku, who hails from Jada Local Government Area, part of the Ganye Chiefdom.

The decision also affects other traditional titleholders who fall outside the new indigeneship requirements.

The government asserts that recent actions align with administrative reforms aimed at restructuring traditional institutions.

However, political analysts are connecting these developments to a deepening disagreement between Governor Fintiri and Atiku.

Both Fintiri and Atiku were members of the Peoples Democratic Party during the 2023 elections, but they now find themselves on opposing sides due to recent political realignments.

Atiku, in particular, has been engaging in discussions with prominent political figures like Nasir El-Rufai, Peter Obi, and Aishatu Binani.

These talks are widely interpreted as an effort to forge a new opposition coalition in preparation for the 2027 elections.

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