Shinkafi Emirate Defends Fani-Kayode’s Title, Says It’s Irreversible

The Shinkafi Emir­ate Council has said that the chieftaincy title conferred on Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, former Min­ister of Aviation, by the Emir Of Shinkafi, Alhaji Muhammad Makwash is ir­revocable and irreversible.

The Wambai Shinkafi, Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, who spoke on behalf of the Emirate said the titles are conferred on deserving individuals and warned politicians not to bring ethnicity and religion into the matter.

“Femi Fani-Kayode is not the only non-Muslim to bag a title from the North, it is worthy of note that several northern tradi­tional rulers had conferred titles on southerners like Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who was conferred with Chieftaincy title of Yalla­ban Sokoto, Chief Rochas Okorocha Danjekan Soko­to, Senator Orji Uzo Kalu Wakilin Anka, and former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan who was con­ferred with the Garkuwan Manoman Zamfara.

“Others include Barrister Solomon Dalung conferred with Magayakin Buk­kuyyum; Sen David Mark as Jarumin Kaura Namo­da; Senator Victor Umeh as Jagaban Shinkafi; the APC leader, Bola Tinubu has also bagged such title with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Why is FFK’s ti­tle different?

“There is no hatred be­tween Muslims and Chris­tians or northerners and southerners but some people who want to ignite hatred are reading political mean­ing to it. He was chosen so that we can foster unity. He served as a minister and rep­resented the whole of Nige­ria,” he said.

Some titleholders in the Emirate had resigned last week in protest to the Sadaukin Shinkafi title which was conferred on the former Minister. They called on the Emir to withdraw the title or resign.