SULTAN OF SOKOTO TURBANS ABDULQADIR BELLO-JELI AS SARKIN FULOTIN, 12 OTHERS RECEIVE TITLES
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By: Muftau Fatimo
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has turbaned Alhaji Abdulqadir Bello-Jeli as the Sarkin Fulotin Sokoto in recognition of his contributions to Sokoto State and Nigeria.
The traditional investiture ceremony, held on Sunday, also saw 12 other prominent Nigerians conferred with various traditional titles.
Speaking at the event, the Sultan described Bello-Jeli as a hardworking and practical individual who had made notable contributions to the development of Sokoto State and the country.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Sarkin Fulotin is traditionally responsible for overseeing land allocation and ensuring the fair distribution of food and cattle.
The title holder also supervises the sharing of community resources during periods of abundance and scarcity to promote fairness among residents.
Bello-Jeli, a descendant of Sarkin Sudan Muhammadu Bello, was born on July 13, 1962. He attended Mu’azu Sarkin Sudan Primary School in Wurno Local Government Area and Federal Government College, Jos, before obtaining a degree in Accounting from Bayero University, Kano.
A Chartered Accountant, he has worked with several organisations, including Deloitte, Adetona, Isichei & Co. and United Bank for Africa (UBA).
In his response, Bello-Jeli expressed gratitude to the Sultan for the honour, saying the recognition would motivate him to intensify his humanitarian activities in Sokoto State and beyond.
He also described traditional institutions as important pillars of peaceful coexistence and urged Nigerians to support them.
Other recipients included Alhaji Murtala Abdulkadir-Dan’Iya, who was turbaned as Dallatun Sokoto; Alhaji Shehu Abubakar as Fagacin Sokoto; Alhaji Abubakar Hussain as Sarkin Bai; Alhaji Aminu Isa-Buhari as Danmalikin Sokoto; and Professor Mansur Ibrahim as Danmasanin Sokoto.
Also honoured were Professor Ishaq Oloyede as Kuliyan Sokoto; Dr Peter Igoh as Kakakin Daular Usmaniya; lawmaker Almustapha Rabah as Bauran Sokoto; Abubakar Sadiq as Sarkin Dawaki Tsakar Gida; Dr Balarabe Kakale as Wakilin Makarantar Daular Usmaniya; Alhaji Bello Abbas as Wakilin Tarihin Daular Usmaniya; and Alhaji Gandi Umar as Sarkin Galmar Sarkin Musulmi.
The ceremony featured presentations of the biographies of the newly installed title holders and attracted distinguished guests from within and outside Nigeria.
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