Plateau: Garkawa Community Of Mikang LGA Gets New Monarch Rtd Prince Emmanuel Bashir Makama Dabup.

* To Serve On Second class status

.Oakuta Audu Jos

Plateau state Commissioner for Local Goverment and Chieftaincy Affairs Ephraim Usman has presented a Letter of appointment to the newly selected Garkawa Monarch, Mou Youm of Garkawa retired AIG, Prince Emmanuel Bashir Makama Dabup.

The new Garkawa Monarch is to serve his Garkawa people on second class status.

Speaking at the ceremony which was held at the conference hall of state ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Jos, Hon Usman sat the selection of the new Garkawa Monarch was done under free and fair process without Goverment interference as Governor Mutfwang has repeatedly said the right to choose the traditional rulers in his state lies with the people of the affected Communities.

” We don’t teleguide this process of selecting traditional rulers, let the people and king makers make the right choice”

Usman told AIG Dabup that With the issuing of appointment to him, Dabup should start functioning as the new monarch of his people on second class status.

He added that the new Garkawa Monarch and Mikang Loca government Council leady should put up a Planning committee to organise Installation ceremony of the Garkawa Paramount ruler which might take place within a short notice from the government.

He congratulated the newly selected Garkawa Monarch for the opportunity given to him to serve his people of Garkawa community of Mikang local government area of Plateau state.

Responding, the new Mou Youm of Garkawa said he would not take the opportunity to serve as their traditional ruler for granted.
He called for support of his subjects and fellow contestants for the stool of Mou Youm Garkawa to rally round him for the overall development of their people, Mikang LGA and Plateau state in general.