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Emir of Keffi in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Shehu Chindo Yamusa III, PhD, CON has celebrated his tenth year on the throne this week, in at a ceremony graced by the Sultan of Sokoto, representative of Vice President Kashim Shettima, Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, Emir of Fika, Alhaji Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa amongst many dignitaries.
By Ibraheem Hamza Muhammad in Keffi
1 Keffi Emirate was founded in 1798 by Abdulahi Muhammad Gani otherwise known as Abdullahi Zanga. Magaji Chindo Dan Yamusa is legendary in the formative years in the history of Nigeria.
2 The Emir of Keffi Alhaji Shehu Chindo Yamusa III , Phd, CON was born on 4th November 1966 in Keffi Local Government Area, Nasarawa State.
3 He attended Baptist Primary School Keffi in 1978 and obtained his GCE from Plato College Sharam in 1987. He proceeded to ABU Zaria and obtained Diploma in Law and acquired LLB from Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto 1996 and became a Barrister after finishing Law School Lagos in 1999. In May 2004 he obtained his LL.M from the University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Energy Law at International Islamic University Malaysia in 2014.
4 Dr. Shehu worked with ExxonMobil 1999-2002 and was later appointed a Senior Administrative Officer (SSG Office), Nasarawa State Government 2004, he was promoted to Principal Administrative Officer in 2007 as well State UNICEF coordinator 2007-2009 before withdrawal of service to National Universities Commission (NUC) as Principal Academic Standards Officer 2009-2011. Dr. Shehu later left NUC to Nasarawa State University, Keffi, ( NSUK) as Lecturer I in 2011 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2014 before ascending the throne as the 15th Emir of Keffi on 14th December, 2015. He applied for employment at National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, (NESREA), he wasn’t given an offer, but was later appointed its chairman by President Muhammadu Buhari, of blessed memory.
5 The Emir has published many intellectual articles both Local and International journals and books in law, Politics and Administration.
6 According to him, “Decades ago, the next in authority in the Emirate after the Emir was the Alkali, so I had interest in becoming a lawyer to become a judge, Allah gave me the opportunity to study, I ended up as a lecturer and I have produced many lawyers, high court judges, lecturers, PhD holders amongst others.
7 Any profit I made from trading and contracts, I informed my father, the Emir Muhammadu Chindo Yamusa, of blessed memory, he will summon and tell me to bring it, he will say take this percentage and leave the rest and go, he will then distribute the money to those in need from far and near. It was hard to understand why he always did that, but with time I understood it was a royal training as I saw the wisdom later in life as many benefactors knew that I was the source of the funds they benefitted from through my father.
8 “I never knew I would become an Emir at the time it happened. It was a gift from Allah. I had five king makers out of seven who voted for me”. He was receiving a plump salary in Exxon Oil, he resigned and came to Nasarawa State University, Keffi, (NSUK) and collected stipend as a salary. “It was my father’s instruction to come back and serve the community. We don’t joke with our parent’s command. There was a wisdom coming back and being associated with the institution and it helped me immensely. I became so close to the youth, When I was lecturing, I assisted about 4,000 youth to secure admission through my office within a period of 15 years. I was a senior lecturer before I became the Emir.”
9 The Emir was fearless, just like his great uncle, the legendary Magaji Dan Yamusa, he tamed an armed kidnapper called Buju Bazamfare to surrender his arms and accept to go straight to the Palace and surrendered in the presence of security personnel. Emir of Keffi said, “This is serious. Keffi is a Fulani settlement, because of that, several Fulani were attacked and I speak with their Ardos/Chiefs and extended an invitation for a dialogue in the Palace. When they brought him , I learnt that most of them were illiterates of Islamic and western knowledge, they have no sympathy for the people. I told him the implication of what he was doing. They should desist from armed banditry. I am happy that he laid down his arms several rifles, ammunition and dozens of his members to the former Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu in Lafia.”As an Emir and a Farmer, he said, ” I am a Farmer cultivating on a 100 hectares and I want to expand. I am a stakeholder in the zeal to feed the nation with enough food and when we surpass our target, we can export.”
10 The royal father has a message to the youth. “They should be law abiding, listen to their elders and they should go to school. If you are educated, it will help you to be modest. I advise them to uphold going to school. Respect elders, leader and abide by the rules and avoid drugs. I conducted drug awareness campaign. I invited hard drug dealers and told them that they should stop or the Emirate would report them to the authorities. In Keffi, we are struggling to establish drug rehabilitation center.”
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