Emir of Ilorin cautions Kwara monarchs against misuse of traditional titles

Date: 2016-06-02

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has described as sacrilegious the alleged misuse of titles by some traditional rulers in the state. According to Mallam Abdulazeez Arowona, the National Secretary of Shehu Alimi Foundation for Peace and Development, who is also the spokesman of the emir in Ilorin yesterday, the Emir of Ilorin is a highly revered monarch who has been clearly distinguished by historical accounts.

Arowona noted; "The emir has on several occasions rejected been called and addressed as Kabiyesi, His Royal Majesty, His Eminence or His Imperial Majesty. He has rather expressed preference for His Royal Highness, a title which was unanimously agreed upon by all the northern Emirs.

"While the title of 'His Eminence' belongs to the Sultan of Sokoto, His Royal Highness is for the Emir of Ilorin. It is also on record that the Shehu of Borno, the Sultan of Sokoto and the Emir of Ilorin are the three historically recognised Shehus in the North East, North West and North Central respectively.

It is therefore, an abominable act for any monarch or person under any guise to illegally claim to be called and addressed as Shehu in Kwara State." According to him: "The title''Emir' means Amirul-Muhmeneen (leader of the faithful) and this symbolizes the significant roles played by the forbearer of the Emir in person of Shehu Alimi in the propagation of Islamic jurisprudence in different parts of the country.

"Therefore, the name 'Shehu' is not by any means a mere title or hereditary and it is not a common name that can be used by any person or group of persons except for the intention of mockery of the Emir of Ilorin or the entire Ilorin Emirate Council.

"The entire public should see the title of Shehu as the personal belonging of the family of the Emir of Ilorin and must not be contested, copied, or impersonated by anybody under any guise."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bello Bature     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Dan-Kazeem     Sobi Hill     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Riskat Opakunle     Paul Odama     Oyawoye     Ile Arugbo     The Herald     Kolawole Bashirat     Jide Oyinloye     Kwabes     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     ITP     Ayegbeni     Lanre Jimoh     Adamu Attah     11th Galadima     Niyi Ogundiran     Gbajabiamila     Adamu Atta     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Sanitation Exercise     Waheed Ibrahim     Gbugbu International Market     NTA Ilorin     Kazeem Gbolagade     NAWOJ     Air Peace     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Ifelodun     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Suleiman Ajadi     Durosinlohun Atiku     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Pakata Development Association     Ayinde Oyepitan     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Suleiman Mora Omar     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Offa     Usman Alkali Baba     James Kolo     Imam Gambari     Moronfoye     College Of Health     Kayode Ogunlowo     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Kwara United     Omar Gambari     Yashikira     Kawu Baraje     Kassim Babamale     Iponrin     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Saeedat Aliyu     David Adesina     Mutawali     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Alore     Tunde Yusuf     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Fatimat Saliu     Hajj     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     KWIRS     RTEAN     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Kunle Akogun     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Ali Ahmad    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ishaq Oloyede     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     High Court     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Afetu Of Alabe     Lateef Alagbonsi     Sanusi Abubakar     David Adesina     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     Elesie Of Esie     Charcoal     Ojuekun     George Funsho Adebayo     Orisun Igbomina     Onikijipa     Student Learning Support Helpline     Kunbi Titiloye     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Ilorin Muslim Community     Kwara State Polytechnic     Oja-Oba     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Bola Tinubu     Balogun Fulani     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Samari     Toyin Falola     Saeedat Aliyu     Mahee Abdulkadir     Agor Market     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Kwara University Of Education     Gobirawa     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Borgu     Olohungbebe     Peter Amogbonjaye     S.O. Opowoye     Gabriel Fashanu     Idiagbon     Cornelius Adebayo     Doyin Awoyale     Third Estate     NIPR     Just Law Forum     Alagbado     Jide Ashonibare     COEASU     Alliance For Democracy     Saka Adeyemo     Isaac Gbenle     Muritala Awodun     Shettima Of Ilorin     Kolo     Tunde Yusuf     Tsaragi     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Balogun-Ojomu     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Oke-Odo     Oba Abdulrahim     NURTW     Adamu Atta     Yusuf Lawal     Saka Saadu     Afonja Descendants Union     Owo Isowo     AGM Professional Services     Oye Tinuoye