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By Anthony Maliki
The attention of His Excellency, Architech Darius Dickson Ishaku, Executive Governor of Taraba State, has been drawn to a letter purportedly written and signed by Bala Useni, Secretary, Wukari Traditional Council, on behalf of the Central Planning Committee soliciting for donations to fund the burial of the late leader of the Kwararafa Kingdom, His Majesty Dr. Shekarau Angyu Masa-Ibi.
His Excellency, Governor Ishaku finds this step purportedly taken by the Planning Committee not only distasteful but highly embarrassing to the entire Kwararafa Race.
This was contained in a statement by Bala Dan Abu, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity.
According to statement, the Kwararafa people do not need to publicly solicit for funds to bury their traditional leader, a man who occupied one of Nigeria’s foremost traditional stools for about forty-five years and provided the most dedicated and patriotic service for which the nation remains eternally grateful to him.
Governor Ishaku has, therefore, assured that the late Aku Uka could and would be honoured with one of the most outstanding rights of passage at them appropriate time with the state government playing a leading role.
He, therefore, directed those behind the so-called letter soliciting for donations for this burial programmes to withdraw it immediately and to stop any further step that could further embarrass the state government and the entire Kwararafa people.
