Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has approved the creation of Seyawa Chiefdom with the headquarters in Tafawa Balewa local government area of the state.
Speaking while addressing Sayawa stakeholders at Banquet Hall, Government House, Bauchi, the governor said the decision was taken after a careful study of the reports of the committees set up to come up with detailed modalities of how the Chiefdom could be made.
This, he said, was part of the efforts of his administration to find lasting solutions to the lingering problems around the creation of Seyawa Chiefdom which has defiled efforts by successive administrations for over three decades.
Governor Bala expressed sadness over the loss of innocent lives as a result of a series of ethno-religious violence that erupted in the Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro axis in the realisation of Seyawa Chiefdom.
“Upon the receipt of the committee’s reports, a white paper drafting committee was appointed to produce the government’s position on its various findings and recommendations,” he said.
“Another committee was appointed to go to three states, namely Plateau, Kaduna, and Nasarawa to study how their Chiefdoms were created. Their structures, and mode of succession among others.
“The decision of the government is as follows: a Chiefdom to be referred to as Seyawa Chiefdom shall be created out of the present Bauchi Emirate.
“The Seyawa Chiefdom shall be headed by a Chief to be designated as Gun Zaar. In the event of the stool of the Seyawa Chiefdom becoming vacant, the appointment of the successive team shall be made from the two historical clans namely, San Gami and San Gishi.”
According to him, the vacancy would only occur in the event of death, removal by government, or resignation of the serving chief.
