The Adamawa State Vovernment has revoked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Waziri Adamawa title.
The directive, issued on June 20, 2025, and signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Adama Felicity Mamman, announced the disqualification of all kingmakers and council members who are not indigenes of their respective emirates or chiefdom.
The new policy follows a recent restructuring of emirate and chiefdom boundaries across the state.
Only indigenes from Yola South, Yola North, Girei, Mayo-Belwa, Song, and Zumo districts are eligible to serve under the Adamawa Emirate Council, according to the new arrangement.
Atiku, who hails from Jada Local Government Area within Ganye Chiefdom, was consequently disqualified from holding the Waziri Adamawa title.
