WE ARE NOT UP FOR MISCHIEF, WE ARE LOYAL SUBJECTS OF BENIN MONARCH, LAW ABIDING CITIZENS . . . Sultan Shua Arab.

By Mike ALADENIKA.

Amidst rising tension and controversy surrounding the purported installation of a Sultan Shua Arab of Benin, the man at the center of the installation, Alhaji Idriss Adanno has cleared the air on the intention of the event.

Although, this purported coronation had been severally criticized with the state government, in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State government, Osarodion Ogie Esq, declaring the attempt as illegal and unacceptable to the people and government of Edo State.

Bar Ogie also stated that existing traditional and chieftaincy laws of Edo state did not allow for individuals or group of persons to install any chief that is unknown to the law.

Meanwhile, the leader of the Shua Arab in Edo State, Alhaji Idriss Adanno, who is been taunted for coronation, while clearing the air on the controversy that has surrounded his purported  coronation as sultan of Shua Arab in Benin City  said   “the whole issue was misunderstood because of the language used. All the tribes from the north who are resident in Edo State are all under the Sarkin Hausawa but we all now have our individual sarkin like those of Kanuri, Nupe and others.

While chatting with  journalists in Benin City, Adanno, said “In our Shua language, sultan is our own sarkin and we only wanted to celebrate my appointment as the head of Shua Arab in Benin because we are the second largest local ethnic group from the north.

"We are all under Sarkin Hausawa of Benin who gave us an introductory letter which we submitted to the office of the governor of the state, the Oba of Benin and the Secretary to State Government, respectively. 

Adanno said “We are all law abiding citizens and under the laws of the state. We are also loyal to our royal father, the Oba of Benin, who is father to all of us. We apologise to the state government for the mix-up, and as law abiding citizens, we have also cancelled all the activities we had wanted to do as directed by the state government.”

While corroborating this position, the Sarkin Hausawa of Benin, Alhaji Adamu Isa said the whole incident was because of the choice of language.

Alhaji Adamu Isa said: “They are a community resident in Edo, and they have a large percentage of their people here too. They are into cattle breeding and other businesses. The thing is misuse of language from them.

“About five months ago, they came to me that since they are large, they want to have a traditional head so I told them to go and look for someone among them who is going to be their leader and so they came with one Idris and then some issues came up then I asked them to go and resolve it and I gave them a date to come back.

“And then we did the turban of their leader so that incase we have issues concerning them, we know who to hold responsible. You know our culture up, it is easier for you to regulate the activities of people using the traditional heads, that is why said anytime we have a large set of people from the same place, we look for a traditional head, Alhaji Adamu Isa said.
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