Gwagwalada Chairman to upgrade monarchs, as Giri village head turbaned

By Usman Shauibu

Following the turbaning ceremony of the village head of Giri Kpasere, Etsu Yunusa Garba Dalhatu, the Executive Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council in the FCT, Hon. Abubakar Jibrin Giri, has said that plans are underway to upgrade more traditional rulers to the status of the village heads and district heads in the area.
Giri, who made this known in an interview with Peoples Daily correspondent during the coronation of Etsu Yunusa Barba Dalhatu in Giri Community on Saturday.
He said his administration would carry the traditional rulers along in the scheme of things, calling on the monarchs to always co-operate with the constituted authority.
He then advised the newly turbaned Village Head of Giri Kpasere to take his subjects along for the sake of peace and unity.
While addressing the crowd, the Gwagwalada Council boss pleaded with the Village Head to shun rumour-mongering in his Chiefdom and administered the people with the fear of God.
Also speaking, the Etsu Yunusa Garba Dalhatu, appealed to Gwagwalada Chairman to build a befitting palace for him.
He thanked the Chairman for upgrading him to the status of the Village Head, saying that he would always listen to the complaints of his subjects.
Etsu Dalhatu used the occasion to appeal to the parents to send their children to schools and counseled the youths against drug abuse of any kind.
Meanwhile, the Etsu Yunusa Garba Dalhatu has nine cabinet members which include Usman Deze Mohammed served as Shaba, Mallam Mohammed Haruna served as Sarkin Pada, Adamu Mohammed Datsugbe served as Secretary, Umar Dalhatu Ibrahim served as Wakili, Mallam Saidu Idris served as Liman and the position of Barde went to Danjuma Joshua.
Other cabinet members are Abubakar Mohammed (Pakke), Mohammed Haruna (Beyake) and the Position of Assistant Secretary was maintained by Suleiman Fazhi D.