One of my fellow contestant for the Mai Tangale stool, Dr Musa Idris Maiyamba, is my nephew and a Christian, while I am his uncle but a Muslim. As such, he cannot do anything that will harm me and I will not also do anything to harm him
First of all, I must commend Governor Yahaya for the matured manner he handled the upheaval and within a short period of time the situation was brought under control.
Secondly, in Tangale/Waja area which comprises the four LGAs of Balanga, Billiri, Kaltungo and Shongom, we consider ourselves brothers and sisters irrespective of the faith one is practicing.
It is very common to find siblings or husband and wife practicing different religions. For instance, one of my fellow contestant for the Mai Tangale stool, Dr Musa Idris Maiyamba, is my nephew and a Christian, while I am his uncle but a Muslim. As such, he cannot do anything that will harm me and I will not also do anything to harm him.
Therefore, we believe the needless protest was organised by people who don’t mean well for the Tangale/Waja and the people of Billiri LGA. Because there was never a religious crisis in our land and I believe this minor unrest that was already quelled by the government will not repeat itself.
Moreover, I am going to be a father and king for all people of Tangale, irrespective of their religious background, whether they supported me or not. So, my appeal to one of the top contestants, he congratulated me and promised to be at the service of the Tangale people whenever his attention is needed.
What are your plans for the chiefdom?
My major concern now is to reconcile and unite the Tangale people, to be able to attract development projects and services that will improve the standard of living of our people. So, I will use my influence and contacts to bring anything positive that will benefit the people of the Tangale Chiefdom.
But that will not be possible without understanding and peaceful coexistence among the people. Let me use this medium to call on all people of Tangale to eschew violence and embrace one another and shame those that want to create disharmony among us.
We have no other place than Billiri, please let’s forget the past, forgive each other and forge ahead.