Fintiri Announces Creation Of Fufore Emirate, Maiha Emirate, And Five New Chiefdoms

The Adamawa State Government has announced the creation of new emirates and five chiefdoms, thus putting to rest months of speculations over the move.

Recall that the Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, on Monday, announced the creation of the two more emirates and five chiefdoms.

The new emirates and chiefdoms are: The Hoba Chiefdom with headquarters at Hong – 2nd-Class Status; Madagali Chiefdom with headquarters at Gulak – 2nd-Class Status; Michika Chiefdom with headquarters at Michika – 2nd-Class Status; and Fufore Emirate with headquarters at Fufore – 2nd-Class Status.

Others are: the Gombi Chiefdom with headquarters at Gombi – 3rd-Class Status; Maiha Emirate with headquarters at Maiha – 3rd-Class Status; and

Yungur Chiefdom with headquarters at Dumne – also of 3rd-Class Status.

Speaking in a state broadcast, the governor explained that the creation of the new emirates and chiefdoms was to fortify security and peace in the state.

Fintiri noted, “Not only are we achieving the desired peace, but we are consolidating all the levers of unity that bind us as a people.

“Building on the peace project and the attendant result it provokes, we have initiated far reaching institutional and legal reforms to drive home what defines us as a people – our pluralism, our identity and our pride.”

He added, “We are conscious of the fact that the fundamental answers to the question of a genuine peaceful coexistence can best be found in addressing our diversity, our unity and satisfactorily managing our identity justice system.

“We have equally reappraised the value of our traditional institution and found it highly instrumental to peace building and a major partner in managing the ungoverned spaces in the state.”

The governor stressed that the creation of the new emirates and chiefdoms has already been gazetted for effective administrative purposes.